WHA game summary from March 4, 1978
| 1: |
BIR, | Ken Linseman 29 (Phil Roberto, Serge Beaudoin), :57 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 28 (Mark Howe), 1:19 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 29 (Pete Marrin), 5:49 |
| NE , | Jim Mayer 10 (Rick Ley, Brad Selwood), 7:26 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Frank Mahovlich 12 (John Stewart, Serge Beaudoin), 1:15 |
| BIR, | Pete Marrin 26 (Mark Napier), 14:41 |
| 3: |
BIR, | Ken Linseman 30 (Dave Hanson), 17:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Frank Beaton, BIR 3:14 |
| Ron Plumb, NE 3:14 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, BIR [major] 7:15 |
| Jack Carlson, NE [major] 7:15 |
| Brent Hughes, BIR 7:40 |
| 2: |
Frank Beaton, BIR [major] 4:15 |
| Dan Bolduc, NE [major] 4:15 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 7:07 |
| Jack Carlson, NE 13:21 |
| John Stewart, BIR 13:21 |
| Pat Westrum, BIR 16:19 |
| John McKenzie, NE 16:19 |
| 3: |
Al Smith, NE 17:54 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE [major] 17:54 |
| Tony Cassolato, BIR [major] 17:54 |
| Steve Durbano, BIR [major] 17:54 |
| John Stewart, BIR [major] 17:54 |
| Jack Carlson, NE [major] 17:54 |
| John Garrett, BIR [triple minor, game misconduct] 17:54 |
Penalty time: BIR: 49 minutes
NE : 30 minutes
Shots: BIR: 9- 7- 5-21
NE : 9-11-12-32
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (W, 18-22-1),
Wayne Wood
NE : Al Smith (L, 27-16-3)
Attendance: 8,125
Birmingham Bulls (28-33-2)
New England Whalers (34-25-4)