| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| New England Whalers 7 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| January 25, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. Cincinnati, R. Ftorek (P. Stapleton, R. Dudley) 1:29. 2. Cincinnati, H. Harris 8:24. 3. New England, G. Howe (Marty Howe, M. Rogers) 10:29. |
| Penalties: B. Greig, Cin (slashing) 9:06; R. Dudley, Cin (fighting major) 18:12; Marty Howe, NE 18:12; Marty Howe, NE (fighting major) 18:12. |
| Second Period - 4. Cincinnati, R. Ftorek (R. Plumb, J. Hislop) 3:25. 5. Cincinnati, B. Deadmarsh 7:33. 6. New England, Mark Howe (G. Howe) 7:51. 7. New England, D. Keon (B. Butters) 8:21. 8. New England, G. Howe (G. Lyle, Mark Howe) 12:16. |
| Penalties: J. Mayer, NE (tripping) 2:48; B. Deadmarsh, Cin (hooking) 11:57; R. Dudley, Cin (hooking) 12:42; G. Roberts, NE (hooking) 18:18. |
| Third Period - 9. New England, D. Keon (A. Hangsleben, J. Mayer) 1:01. 10. Cincinnati, R. Dudley (R. Ftorek, R. Plumb) 5:34. 11. Cincinnati, B. Baltimore 8:20. 12. Cincinnati, D. Abgrall (R. Leduc) 10:37. 13. New England, Mark Howe (Marty Howe) 14:55. 14. New England, G. Lyle (Mark Howe, Marty Howe) 15:04. |
| Penalties: B. Deadmarsh, Cin (slashing) 1:56; G. Lyle, NE (hooking) 3:21. |
| Overtime - 15. Cincinnati, B. Legge (J. Hislop, R. Ftorek) 6:11. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| New England | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | - | 28 | | Cincinnati | 20 | 9 | 13 | 3 | - | 45 |
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| Goaltending: L. Levasseur, NE (66:11 45 shots, 37 saves L). N. Lapointe, Cin (66:11 28 shots, 21 saves W). |
| Attendance: 5,231. |
| Referee: Ron Harris. |
| New England Coach: Harry Neale. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Jacques Demers. |
