All WHA game summaries from December 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (12-13-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (14-13-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BIR, | Bob Stephenson 7, 10:32 |
| 2: | CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 14 (Jamie Hislop), 7:13 - SH |
| 3: | CIN, | Peter Marsh 16 (Craig Norwich, Dave Debol), :24 - PP |
| BIR, | Brent Hughes 1, 8:58 - PP | |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Stewart, BIR [major] 18:30 | |
| Barry Melrose, CIN [major] 18:30 | ||
| 2: | Bob Stephenson, BIR 1:50 | |
| Bill Gilligan, CIN 5:30 | ||
| Dave Hanson, BIR 19:10 | ||
| 3: | Chuck Luksa, CIN 5:50 | |
| Rob Ramage, BIR 6:40 | ||
| Mike Gartner, CIN 8:13 | ||
| Paul Henderson, BIR 16:15 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: BIR: 13 minutes
CIN: 11 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stephenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Ramage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Debol | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Luksa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gilligan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 7- 5- 6- 2-20
CIN: 11-11-11- 5-38
Goalies: BIR: Pat Riggin (T, 7-5-2)
CIN: Michel Dion (T, 6-6-1)
Attendance: 6,527
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (16-11-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New England Whalers (15-9-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | QUE, | Real Cloutier 31 (Rich Leduc, Dale Hoganson), 1:59 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 12 (Andre Lacroix, Gordie Roberts), 6:33 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NE , | Warren Miller 11 (Mike Rogers, Jack Carlson), 15:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Curt Brackenbury, QUE 6:23 | |
| Serge Bernier, QUE 8:58 | ||
| Jack Carlson, NE 16:28 | ||
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 11:04 | |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 15:23 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 6 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Bernier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 14- 8- 9-31
NE : 12-10- 7-29
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 10-6-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 6-4-1)
Attendance: 8,007