WHA game summary from April 6, 1978
| 1: |
WIN, | Kent Nilsson 42 (Kim Clackson), 2:21 |
| WIN, | Bill Lesuk 9 (Ulf Nilsson, Lyle Moffat), 6:25 |
| WIN, | Kim Clackson 2 (Kent Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 9:14 |
| WIN, | Lyle Moffat 9 (Ulf Nilsson), 18:09 |
| 2: |
NE , | Jack Carlson 9 (Gordie Roberts), 2:55 |
| WIN, | Dave Kryskow 18 (Kent Nilsson), 10:34 |
| WIN, | Barry Long 7 (Kent Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 16:55 |
| WIN, | Ken Baird 16 (Lynn Powis, Mike Amodeo), 19:53 |
| 3: |
NE , | Mark Howe 27 (George Lyle, Mike Rogers), 5:56 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 12 (Dan Bolduc), 12:05 |
| NE , | George Lyle 29 (Mike Rogers, Mark Howe), 18:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John McKenzie, NE 4:12 |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg, WIN 4:12 |
| 2: |
Ron Plumb, NE 7:41 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 13:47 |
| 3: |
George Lyle, NE 1:46 |
| Bill Lesuk, WIN 1:46 |
| Lynn Powis, WIN 7:17 |
| Bench penalty, NE 8:56 |
| Tim Sheehy, NE 19:44 |
Penalty time: NE : 12 minutes
WIN: 6 minutes
Shots: NE : 6-13-12-31
WIN: 12-18- 5-35
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 29-20-3)
WIN: Gary Bromley (W, 25-11-1)
Attendance: 10,303
New England Whalers (42-31-5)
Winnipeg Jets (50-26-2)