All WHA game summaries from May 3, 1979
| 1: |
EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 4 (Blair MacDonald, Dave Dryden), 14:57 - PP |
| EDM, | Paul Shmyr 1, 15:31 - PP |
| 2: |
EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 5 (Blair MacDonald, Brett Callighen), 2:12 |
| 3: |
NE , | John McKenzie 3 (Mike Rogers, Ron Plumb), 2:03 |
| NE , | Jordy Douglas 3 (Warren Miller, Dave Keon), 13:12 |
| EDM, | Dave Hunter 1 (Steve Carlson, Stan Weir), 14:56 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 6 (Al Hamilton, Blair MacDonald), 19:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dave Semenko, EDM 5:26 |
| Steve Carlson, EDM [major] 13:52 |
| George Lyle, NE [minor, major] 13:52 |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM 17:59 |
| John Hughes, EDM 19:09 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 19:09 |
| 2: |
George Lyle, NE 1:43 |
| John Hughes, EDM 4:07 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 6:27 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 11:39 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 11:39 |
| John Hughes, EDM 13:05 |
| 3: |
Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 6:20 |
Penalty time: NE : 15 minutes
EDM: 19 minutes
Shots: NE : 3- 8-10-21
EDM: 8-10-12-30
Goalies: NE : John Garrett (L, 3-2-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 3-2-0)
Attendance: n/a
New England Whalers (41-38-9)
Edmonton Oilers (51-32-2)