WHA game summary from April 27, 1979
| 1: |
NE , | Mike Antonovich 2 (John McKenzie, Dave Keon), :32 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 1 (Risto Siltanen), 4:18 |
| EDM, | Dave Semenko 1 (Ron Chipperfield), 4:26 |
| EDM, | Bill Flett 1 (Stan Weir, Dave Hunter), 6:55 |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 4 (Brett Callighen, Wayne Gretzky), 9:17 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 3 (Dave Keon, Andre Lacroix), 12:51 |
| 2: |
NE , | Alan Hangsleben 1 (Mark Howe), 3:42 |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 1 (Wayne Gretzky), 9:03 |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 2 (Blair MacDonald, Wayne Gretzky), 12:35 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Al Hamilton 1 (Bill Flett, Dennis Sobchuk), 3:50 |
| EDM, | Dave Semenko 2 (Peter Driscoll, Dennis Sobchuk), 4:33 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 2 (Mike Rogers, Blaine Stoughton), 8:24 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 3 (Mike Rogers), 8:43 |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 3, 9:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Mark Howe, NE 7:26 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM 10:36 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 12:06 |
| Dave Keon, NE 13:01 |
| Bill Flett, EDM 19:43 |
| 2: | none |
| 3: |
Risto Siltanen, EDM 5:20 |
| Ron Chipperfield, EDM 8:06 |
| Mark Howe, NE 19:25 |
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
EDM: 10 minutes
Shots: NE : 9-11- 7-27
EDM: 15-11-13-39
Goalies: NE : Al Smith,
John Garrett
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 13,349
New England Whalers (39-37-9)
Edmonton Oilers (50-30-2)