WHA game summary from April 21, 1979
| 1: |
CIN, | Michel Parizeau 1 (Byron Shutt), 3:57 |
| 2: |
NE , | Mark Howe 1 (Mike Antonovich), 4:36 |
| NE , | Blaine Stoughton 1 (Mike Rogers, Larry Pleau), 15:52 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Byron Shutt 1 (Barry Legge, Craig Norwich), 1:33 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 1 (Warren Miller), 2:38 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 2 (Dave Keon), 3:09 |
| CIN, | Jamie Hislop 1 (Reg Thomas, Robbie Ftorek), 13:30 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 1 (Warren Miller), 15:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Alan Hangsleben, NE 6:09 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 6:52 |
| John McKenzie, NE 6:52 |
| Dave Forbes, CIN 9:43 |
| Warren Miller, NE 9:43 |
| Bryan Watson, CIN 15:36 |
| Blaine Stoughton, NE 18:23 |
| 2: |
Warren Miller, NE [major] 13:53 |
| Dave Forbes, CIN [major] 13:53 |
| 3: |
Blaine Stoughton, NE 8:45 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 8:55 |
| Robbie Ftorek, CIN 14:22 |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:22 |
| Bryan Watson, CIN 19:57 |
| Rick Ley, NE 19:57 |
Penalty time: CIN: 17 minutes
NE : 19 minutes
Shots: CIN: 8- 9- 9-26
NE : 13-15-11-39
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 0-1-0)
NE : John Garrett (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: n/a
Cincinnati Stingers (33-42-6)
New England Whalers (38-34-9)