WHA game summary from April 8, 1979
| 1: |
NE , | John McKenzie 19 (Dave Keon, Mike Antonovich), :58 |
| NE , | George Lyle 15 (Mike Rogers, Mark Howe), 4:56 |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 62 (Barry Long, Terry Ruskowski), 5:52 |
| WIN, | Kent Nilsson 37 (Barry Long, Terry Ruskowski), 8:21 |
| WIN, | Terry Ruskowski 18 (Morris Lukowich, Willy Lindstrom), 9:29 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Kent Nilsson 38 (Peter Sullivan, Rich Preston), :42 |
| NE , | Warren Miller 25 (Mike Rogers, Mark Howe), 3:25 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 32 (Gordie Howe, Larry Pleau), 14:58 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Morris Lukowich 63 (Willy Lindstrom, Terry Ruskowski), 2:51 |
| WIN, | Bill Lesuk 17 (Roland Eriksson, Bobby Guindon), 17:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Kim Clackson, WIN 2:55 |
| Warren Miller, NE 7:58 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN 13:23 |
| 2: | none |
| 3: |
Marty Howe, NE 1:47 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 5:07 |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN 6:50 |
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
WIN: 6 minutes
Shots: NE : 11- 4-11-26
WIN: 15- 9-11-35
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 17-17-5)
WIN: Gary Smith (W, 4-13-1)
Attendance: 10,172
New England Whalers (34-32-9)
Winnipeg Jets (36-34-6)