| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Edmonton Oilers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 3 |
| Jefferson County Civic Center |
| November 11, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. Edmonton, G. Bailey (S. Weir) 1:02. 2. Edmonton, P. Driscoll (B. Flett, W. Gretzky) 9:46. 3. Birmingham, R. Adduono (R. Ramage, M. Goulet) 13:54. 4. Birmingham, W. Dillon (D. Gorman, S. Alley) 17:11. 5. Edmonton, D. Sobchuk (C. Alexander, B. MacDonald) 19:26. |
| Penalties: B. Callighen, Edm 3:10; D. Semenko, Edm 10:41; D. Semenko, Edm 10:41; R. Vaive, Bir 10:41. |
| Second Period - 6. Edmonton, B. Callighen (C. Alexander, D. Sobchuk) pp 4:19. |
| Penalties: S. Alley, Bir 3:41; P. Driscoll, Edm 14:17; P. Henderson, Bir 15:32. |
| Third Period - 7. Edmonton, S. Weir (C. Alexander, G. Bailey) 11:54. 8. Birmingham, L. Sleigher (R. Ramage) pp 19:01. |
| Penalties: D. Sobchuk, Edm 14:28; B. Callighen, Edm 17:18; B. Flett, Edm 19:43. |
| Shots: |
| Edmonton | 15 | 12 | 7 | - | 34 | | Birmingham | 10 | 10 | 7 | - | 27 |
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| Goaltending: D. Dryden, Edm (60:00 27 shots, 24 saves W). P. Riggin, Bir, W. Wood, Bir. |
| Attendance: 6,752. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
| Birmingham Coach: John Brophy. |
