WHA game summary from May 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (46-37-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Edmonton Oilers (54-36-2) |
4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 5 (Ron Chipperfield, Paul Shmyr), 4:23 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 10 (Brett Callighen, Blair MacDonald), 16:28 | |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 2 (Joe Micheletti, Dennis Sobchuk), 17:29 | |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 4 (Dave Langevin), 18:01 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Rich Preston 8 (Morris Lukowich, Kent Nilsson), :22 |
| EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 6 (Paul Shmyr, Stan Weir), 2:58 | |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 5 (Risto Siltanen, Joe Micheletti), 4:51 | |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 6 (Peter Driscoll, Dave Semenko), 10:45 | |
| EDM, | John Hughes 1 (Dennis Sobchuk), 14:23 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Kent Nilsson 2, 3:14 |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 7 (Dave Semenko), 7:45 | |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 8 (Joe Micheletti, Risto Siltanen), 14:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kent Nilsson, WIN 2:27 |
| Glenn Hicks, WIN 5:41 | |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM [double minor] 5:41 | |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN 6:51 | |
| Willy Lindstrom, WIN 9:57 | |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN 9:57 | |
| John Hughes, EDM 9:57 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [double minor] 9:57 | |
| Steve West, WIN 16:47 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM 18:32 | |
| 2: | Scott Campbell, WIN 3:53 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN [double minor] 3:53 | |
| John Hughes, EDM [double minor] 3:53 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [double minor, game misconduct] 5:20 | |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM [minor, major] 5:20 | |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN [minor, major] 5:20 | |
| 3: | Kim Clackson, WIN 11:50 |
| Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 11:50 | |
| Lyle Moffat, WIN 14:17 | |
| Lyle Moffat, WIN [game misconduct] 14:31 | |
| Willy Lindstrom, WIN [major] 15:41 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, EDM [minor, major] 15:41 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM 18:49 |
Penalty time: WIN: 44 minutes
EDM: 48 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Nilsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Morris Lukowich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Moffat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Chipperfield | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Micheletti | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Weir | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Gretzky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 5- 8- 8-21
EDM: 16-12-13-41
Goalies: WIN: Gary Smith (L, 7-2-0),
Joe Daley EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 6-5-0),
Eddie Mio Attendance: 13,308
Joe Daley EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 6-5-0),
Eddie Mio Attendance: 13,308