WHA game summary from April 1, 1979
| 1: |
NE , | Mark Howe 39 (Andre Lacroix), 1:43 |
| EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 25 (Joe Micheletti), 4:40 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 28 (Andre Lacroix, George Lyle), 11:47 |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 25 (Steve Carlson, Dave Hunter), 16:42 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
EDM, | Blair MacDonald 32 (Wayne Gretzky), 9:32 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 16 (Dave Keon, Mike Antonovich), 9:45 |
| EDM, | Risto Siltanen 3 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 15:30 |
| EDM, | Bill Flett 23 (Dave Langevin), 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Alan Hangsleben, NE 2:46 |
| John Hughes, EDM 10:00 |
| Jim Warner, NE 13:25 |
| Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 19:16 |
| 2: |
Risto Siltanen, EDM 4:47 |
| Al Hamilton, EDM 12:41 |
| 3: |
Dave Hunter, EDM 2:18 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 4:40 |
| John McKenzie, NE 16:24 |
Penalty time: EDM: 10 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
Shots: EDM: 8- 5-11-24
NE : 8- 6-15-29
Goalies: EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 35-13-2)
NE : Al Smith (L, 16-15-5)
Attendance: 6,591
Edmonton Oilers (42-27-2)
New England Whalers (33-30-9)