All WHA game summaries from April 15, 1979
| 1: |
EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 45 (Paul Shmyr, Brett Callighen), 10:50 |
| 2: |
NE , | Mark Howe 42, 9:05 |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 34 (Wayne Gretzky, John Hughes), 12:30 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 46 (Al Hamilton, Blair MacDonald), 13:56 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 47 (Blair MacDonald, Brett Callighen), 14:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Hughes, EDM 1:59 |
| John Hughes, EDM 13:45 |
| George Lyle, NE 17:19 |
| 2: |
Joe Micheletti, EDM 2:56 |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM 10:14 |
| Jim Warner, NE 12:39 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [major] 12:39 |
| Mark Howe, NE 16:17 |
| 3: |
Andre Lacroix, NE 10:08 |
| Bill Flett, EDM 16:23 |
Penalty time: EDM: 15 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
Shots: EDM: 6- 7-11-24
NE : 6-10-10-26
Goalies: EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 39-14-2)
NE : John Garrett (L, 19-17-4)
Attendance: 5,824
| 1: |
QUE, | Serge Bernier 36 (Marc Tardif, Rich Leduc), 6:50 |
| QUE, | Rich Leduc 32 (Garry Lariviere), 16:57 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Alain Cote 13 (Bob Fitchner), 8:08 |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 40 (Paul Baxter, Serge Bernier), 12:35 |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 43 (Jamie Hislop, Byron Shutt), 15:17 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Paul Stewart 2 (Bill Gilligan), 18:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Fitchner, QUE 0:07 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE 3:30 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 5:56 |
| Paul Stewart, CIN [minor, major] 12:54 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE [minor, major] 12:54 |
| Danny Geoffrion, QUE 14:36 |
| Robbie Ftorek, CIN [double minor] 14:36 |
| 2: |
Paul Stewart, CIN 4:49 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 4:49 |
| Bryan Watson, CIN 12:05 |
| Wally Weir, QUE 13:28 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 13:43 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 19:47 |
| 3: |
Jamie Hislop, CIN 1:10 |
| Mike Gartner, CIN 5:51 |
| Kevin Devine, QUE 5:51 |
| Chuck Luksa, CIN 11:22 |
| Robbie Ftorek, CIN 14:24 |
| Rich Leduc, QUE 14:24 |
Penalty time: CIN: 25 minutes
QUE: 25 minutes
Shots: CIN: 9-13-11-33
QUE: 8-12- 4-24
Goalies: CIN: Michel Dion (L, 9-13-2)
QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 25-10-3)
Attendance: 7,536
| 1: |
WIN, | Terry Ruskowski 20 (Willy Lindstrom, Paul Terbenche), 1:57 |
| BIR, | Bob Stephenson 23 (Gaston Gingras, Serge Beaudoin), 17:01 |
| WIN, | Roland Eriksson 5 (Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Kim Clackson), 17:49 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Rich Preston 28 (Kent Nilsson, Peter Sullivan), 7:43 |
| BIR, | Tony Cassolato 13 (Craig Hartsburg, Steve Alley), 8:38 |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 44 (Rich Preston, Kent Nilsson), 10:22 |
| BIR, | Gaston Gingras 13 (Pete Marrin), 13:03 |
| BIR, | Michel Goulet 28 (Bob Stephenson), 14:22 |
| 3: | no scoring |
| 4: |
WIN, | Peter Sullivan 45 (Kent Nilsson, Barry Long), 9:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Paul MacKinnon, WIN 4:14 |
| Greg Tebbutt, BIR 8:33 |
| Gaston Gingras, BIR 11:22 |
| 2: |
Bob Stephenson, BIR 2:02 |
| Scott Campbell, WIN 8:32 |
| 3: |
Willy Lindstrom, WIN 5:51 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: BIR: 6 minutes
WIN: 6 minutes
Shots: BIR: 8-10- 5- 4-27
WIN: 10-12-12- 6-40
Goalies: BIR: Ernie Wakely (L, 14-16-1)
WIN: Gary Smith (W, 7-13-1)
Attendance: 10,094
Edmonton Oilers (47-30-2)
New England Whalers (36-34-9)
Cincinnati Stingers (33-41-6)
Quebec Nordiques (41-33-5)
Birmingham Bulls (32-42-6)
Winnipeg Jets (39-34-6)