| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Soviet All-Stars 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| December 17, 1977 |
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| First Period - 1. Cincinnati, J. Hislop (R. Plumb, P. Stapleton) 3:00. 2. Cincinnati, R. Leduc (R. Dudley, P. Stapleton) 9:23. 3. USSR, A. Volchkov (A. Emeljanenko, V. Popov) 16:14. |
| Penalties: V. Spiridinov, USSR (hooking) 2:32; B. Stoughton, Cin (tripping) 5:22; J. Gimaev, USSR (hooking) 8:32. |
| Second Period - 4. USSR, A. Volchenkov (V. Nazarov, A. Volchkov) 4:57. 5. USSR, V. Popov (A. Volchenkov) 6:42. |
| Penalties: P. Marsh, Cin (slashing) 0:47; V. Tumenev, USSR (high sticking) 4:08; B. Legge, Cin (high sticking) 4:08; Cin bench (served by B. Melrose) 4:32; R. Dudley, Cin (charging) 7:52. |
| Third Period - 6. Cincinnati, B. Stoughton (P. Marsh) 4:32. 7. USSR, A. Volchenkov (V. Nazarov, A. Emeljanenko) 9:00. 8. USSR, J. Gimaev (V. Tumenev, V. Lavrentiev) 16:19. 9. Cincinnati, R. Ftorek (R. Dudley, D. Abgrall) 16:39. |
| Penalties: R. Plumb, Cin (high sticking) 9:30; M. Dion, Cin (served by B. Melrose) 9:30; V. Tumenev, USSR (high sticking) 9:30; V. Tumenev, USSR (slashing) 9:30; B. Stoughton, Cin (slashing) 14:27. |
| Shots: |
| USSR | 9 | 8 | 11 | - | 28 | | Cincinnati | 10 | 6 | 9 | - | 25 |
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| Goaltending: S. Babariko, USSR (60:00 25 shots, 21 saves W). M. Liut, Cin, M. Dion, Cin. |
| Attendance: 8,044. |
| Referee: Bill Friday. |
| USSR Coach: Boris Mayorov. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Jacques Demers. |
