All WHA game summaries from April 6, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (34-31-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Edmonton Oilers (44-28-2) |
2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 1: | EDM, | Joe Micheletti 14 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 1:32 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 18 (Dave Keon), 9:09 | |
| EDM, | Bill Flett 26 (Dave Semenko, Ron Chipperfield), 10:45 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Stan Weir 27 (Dennis Sobchuk, Dave Hunter), 1:38 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 39 (Blair MacDonald, Joe Micheletti), 4:55 | |
| NE , | George Lyle 14 (Mike Rogers, Dave Inkpen), 7:35 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 40 (John Hughes), 7:43 | |
| EDM, | Peter Driscoll 18 (Dennis Sobchuk, Steve Carlson), 16:10 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 0:35 |
| Ron Chipperfield, EDM 16:23 | |
| Mike Rogers, NE 18:24 | |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, EDM 10:06 |
| Ron Chipperfield, EDM 12:19 | |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM 16:26 | |
| 3: | Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 7:19 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 7:40 | |
| Gordie Howe, NE 8:50 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM 17:15 |
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
EDM: 14 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Micheletti | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Flett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Weir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 11- 5-11-27
EDM: 10-12- 8-30
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 17-16-5)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 37-14-2)
Attendance: 13,037
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (31-38-6) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Winnipeg Jets (35-34-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BIR, | Rick Vaive 26 (Rick Adduono), 9:52 |
| BIR, | Tony Cassolato 10 (Bob Stephenson, Greg Tebbutt), 18:18 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Peter Sullivan 41 (Glenn Hicks), 4:31 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul MacKinnon, WIN 0:13 | |
| Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 9:04 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski, WIN 9:04 | ||
| 2: | Gaston Gingras, BIR 9:55 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, BIR 14:46 | ||
| Scott Campbell, WIN 16:36 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BIR: 6 minutes
WIN: 6 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Vaive | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cassolato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Tebbutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Stephenson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Hicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 7- 4- 6-17
WIN: 9-13- 5-27
Goalies: BIR: Ernie Wakely (W, 13-14-1)
WIN: Gary Smith (L, 3-13-1)
Attendance: 9,154