WHA game summary from April 26, 1979
| 1: |
NE , | Gordie Howe 2 (Mike Rogers, Mark Howe), 17:27 |
| 2: |
EDM, | Blair MacDonald 1 (Brett Callighen, Joe Micheletti), 5:21 |
| EDM, | Steve Carlson 1 (Ron Chipperfield, Risto Siltanen), 11:44 |
| EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 1 (Ron Chipperfield), 12:08 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Blair MacDonald 2 (Risto Siltanen, Joe Micheletti), 3:38 |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 1 (Dave Hunter, Bill Flett), 11:05 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 1 (Marty Howe), 14:58 |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 3 (Brett Callighen, Wayne Gretzky), 17:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dave Langevin, EDM 17:15 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 5:35 |
| Rick Ley, NE 11:25 |
| Ron Chipperfield, EDM 14:44 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 16:30 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 19:55 |
| 3: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 2:35 |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM 5:16 |
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
EDM: 8 minutes
Shots: NE : 5- 7- 9-21
EDM: 9-11- 9-29
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 1-1-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: n/a
New England Whalers (39-36-9)
Edmonton Oilers (49-30-2)