WHA game summary from April 22, 1979
| 1: |
CIN, | Reg Thomas 1 (Robbie Ftorek, Jamie Hislop), 6:14 |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 1 (Jamie Hislop), 7:34 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 1 (Jamie Hislop, Barry Legge), 10:05 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 2 (Barry Melrose), 1:19 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 3 (Bryan Watson, Barry Legge), 4:25 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 2 (Blaine Stoughton), 17:31 |
| 3: |
NE , | Gordie Howe 1 (Gordie Roberts, Warren Miller), 9:08 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 1 (George Lyle), 9:47 |
| CIN, | Bill Gilligan 1 (Dave Forbes, Barry Legge), 17:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Alan Hangsleben, NE 0:45 |
| Robbie Ftorek, CIN 2:11 |
| Mike Antonovich, NE 7:20 |
| John McKenzie, NE 10:44 |
| 2: |
Byron Shutt, CIN [double minor] 10:51 |
| Chuck Luksa, CIN [minor, major] 10:51 |
| Jordy Douglas, NE [minor, major] 10:51 |
| Jeff Brubaker, NE [minor, misconduct] 10:51 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 17:56 |
| 3: |
Mark Howe, NE 14:44 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 15:24 |
| Mark Howe, NE 16:20 |
| Robbie Ftorek, CIN 16:33 |
Penalty time: NE : 29 minutes
CIN: 19 minutes
Shots: NE : 7- 9-16-32
CIN: 13- 7- 9-29
Goalies: NE : Al Smith,
John Garrett (L, 1-1-0)
CIN: Mike Liut (W, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 5,137