All WHA game summaries from March 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (29-34-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Birmingham Bulls (26-36-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | CIN, | Mike Gartner 25 (Michel Parizeau, Craig Norwich), 11:53 |
| BIR, | John Stewart 18 (Craig Hartsburg, Dave Gorman), 12:34 | |
| 2: | BIR, | Michel Goulet 25 (Dave Gorman), 13:02 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryon Baltimore, CIN 3:29 | |
| Rick Vaive, BIR [double minor] 4:43 | ||
| Craig Norwich, CIN 7:51 | ||
| Tony Cassolato, BIR 10:39 | ||
| Paul Stewart, CIN 12:20 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 14:28 | ||
| Dave Forbes, CIN 17:38 | ||
| Greg Tebbutt, BIR 19:29 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Serge Beaudoin, BIR 7:11 | |
| Jamie Hislop, CIN 8:43 | ||
| Barry Melrose, CIN 13:50 | ||
Penalty time: CIN: 12 minutes
BIR: 12 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Gorman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cassolato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Tebbutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 7-12- 5-24
BIR: 12-14-11-37
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 22-22-3)
BIR: Ernie Wakely (W, 9-13-1)
Attendance: 5,259
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (33-31-6) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Edmonton Oilers (39-26-2) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | EDM, | Al Hamilton 6, 6:29 |
| EDM, | Dave Semenko 10 (Ron Chipperfield, John Hughes), 11:29 | |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 55, 14:38 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 24, :59 |
| WIN, | Glenn Hicks 6 (Peter Sullivan, Bill Lesuk), 10:49 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 37 (Brett Callighen, Dave Langevin), 15:33 | |
| WIN, | Paul MacKinnon 2 (Willy Lindstrom, Terry Ruskowski), 16:33 | |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 56 (Willy Lindstrom, Paul MacKinnon), 16:53 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Terry Ruskowski 17 (Morris Lukowich, John Gibson), 18:37 |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 57 (Terry Ruskowski), 19:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, WIN 1:44 | |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM 8:58 | ||
| Kim Clackson, WIN 11:36 | ||
| Al Hamilton, EDM 12:49 | ||
| Steve Carlson, EDM 14:25 | ||
| Bench penalty, WIN 18:15 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Kent Nilsson, WIN 1:29 | |
Penalty time: WIN: 8 minutes
EDM: 6 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Lukowich | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul MacKinnon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Hicks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gibson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Gretzky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Semenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 5-11- 7-23
EDM: 16-12-12-40
Goalies: WIN: Gary Smith (W, 1-11-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 32-13-2)
Attendance: 12,994
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (35-28-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New England Whalers (33-26-9) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NE , | Larry Pleau 4 (Rick Ley, Dave Inkpen), 16:39 |
| NE , | Jim Warner 6 (Andre Lacroix, Gordie Roberts), 17:32 | |
| 2: | QUE, | Real Cloutier 70 (Rich Leduc), 6:35 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 18 (Mark Howe, Gordie Roberts), 9:55 | |
| QUE, | Rich Leduc 26 (J.C. Tremblay, Marc Tardif), 16:30 | |
| 3: | NE , | Dave Keon 19 (Jim Warner, Jordy Douglas), 1:03 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 25 (Dave Inkpen), 2:13 | |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 16 (Garry Lariviere, Marc Tardif), 6:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Roberts, NE 11:43 | |
| 2: | Paul Baxter, QUE 8:54 | |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE 14:07 | ||
| Rick Ley, NE 15:53 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 4 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Leduc | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paulin Bordeleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Warner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jordy Douglas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 7- 7- 5-19
NE : 9- 7-10-26
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 16-16-1)
NE : John Garrett (W, 17-13-4)
Attendance: 7,536