WHA game summary from April 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (34-43-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
 New England Whalers (39-35-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| New England Whalers win, 2 games to 1 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | CIN, | Jamie Hislop 2, 5:16 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 1 (George Lyle, Gordie Howe), 9:26 | |
| 2: | NE , | Blaine Stoughton 2 (Gordie Roberts), 19:43 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Melrose, CIN 0:37 |
| Marty Howe, NE 3:44 | |
| Bryon Baltimore, CIN 7:34 | |
| Mike Gartner, CIN 11:00 | |
| Marty Howe, NE 11:00 | |
| George Lyle, NE 13:33 | |
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 5:29 |
| Byron Shutt, CIN 7:32 | |
| 3: | Barry Melrose, CIN 2:26 |
| Mike Antonovich, NE 13:34 |
Penalty time: CIN: 10 minutes
NE : 10 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Hislop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Byron Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Stoughton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 10-11-12-33
NE : 7-18- 9-34
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 1-2-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: n/a