WHA game summary from April 25, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (41-35-6) |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
 Quebec Nordiques (41-36-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | WIN, | Rich Preston 2 (Kent Nilsson), 7:24 |
| WIN, | Steve West 1 (Peter Sullivan, Rich Preston), 16:17 | |
| WIN, | Lars-Erik Sjoberg 1 (Kim Clackson), 18:45 | |
| 2: | QUE, | Marc Tardif 3 (Bob Fitchner, Wally Weir), 5:09 |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 1 (Steve West, Rich Preston), 11:38 | |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 2 (Willy Lindstrom), 12:50 | |
| WIN, | Paul MacKinnon 1, 15:07 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 2 (Terry Ruskowski), 11:33 |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 4 (Curt Brackenbury, Bob Fitchner), 13:20 | |
| WIN, | Glenn Hicks 1 (Peter Sullivan, Rich Preston), 15:06 | |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 3 (Morris Lukowich, Steve West), 19:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Lesuk, WIN 1:42 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE [major] 6:49 | |
| Kim Clackson, WIN [major] 6:49 | |
| Rich Preston, WIN 7:24 | |
| Wally Weir, QUE [double minor] 7:24 | |
| Paul Baxter, QUE [major] 7:24 | |
| Scott Campbell, WIN [major, game misconduct] 7:24 | |
| Real Cloutier, QUE 15:09 | |
| Rich Preston, WIN 19:12 | |
| 2: | Kim Clackson, WIN [major] 1:37 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE [minor, major] 1:37 | |
| Garry Lariviere, QUE 9:31 | |
| 3: | Lyle Moffat, WIN 5:23 |
| Paul Terbenche, WIN 8:37 | |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE 15:00 | |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE 17:25 |
Penalty time: WIN: 35 minutes
QUE: 29 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Preston | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve West | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Morris Lukowich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Hicks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul MacKinnon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Moffat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Tardif | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Weir | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Real Cloutier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 14- 9- 9-32
QUE: 3- 8-12-23
Goalies: WIN: Gary Smith (W, 2-0-0),
Joe Daley QUE: Richard Brodeur,
Jim Corsi Attendance: 9,125
Joe Daley QUE: Richard Brodeur,
Jim Corsi Attendance: 9,125