WHA game summary from May 3, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (50-33-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
 Quebec Nordiques (45-41-3) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| New England Whalers lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NE , | John McKenzie 4 (Gordie Roberts, Dave Keon), 7:08 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 7 (John McKenzie), 10:42 | |
| NE , | Mark Howe 3 (Mike Rogers, Rick Ley), 19:20 | |
| 2: | NE , | Mike Rogers 4 (Larry Pleau), 6:18 |
| QUE, | Christian Bordeleau 1 (Marc Tardif, Real Cloutier), 9:41 | |
| 3: | QUE, | Paul Baxter 4 (Christian Bordeleau, Marc Tardif), 1:07 |
| QUE, | Serge Bernier 2 (Paulin Bordeleau, Marc Tardif), 8:42 | |
| QUE, | Serge Bernier 3 (Real Cloutier, Jim Dorey), 14:25 | |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 3 (Mike Rogers), 19:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Howe, NE 2:20 | |
| Christian Bordeleau, QUE 6:10 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 16:14 | ||
| 2: | Serge Bernier, QUE 6:59 | |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE [major] 6:59 | ||
| Paul Baxter, QUE [major] 6:59 | ||
| Mike Rogers, NE 10:40 | ||
| Gordie Roberts, NE [major] 11:25 | ||
| Serge Bernier, QUE [major] 11:25 | ||
| Mark Howe, NE 13:32 | ||
| Jack Carlson, NE 17:00 | ||
| Wally Weir, QUE 17:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 18 minutes
QUE: 18 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Bernier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Real Cloutier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paulin Bordeleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 15- 6- 4-25
QUE: 10-19-15-44
Goalies: NE : Louis Levasseur,
Al Smith QUE: Ken Broderick,
Richard Brodeur Attendance: 11,660
Al Smith QUE: Ken Broderick,
Richard Brodeur Attendance: 11,660