| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Soviet All-Stars 2 at Birmingham Bulls 2 |
| Jefferson County Civic Center |
| December 17, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. USSR, A. Andrev (S. Tyznyk, A. Skvortsov) 8:06. 2. Birmingham, B. Stephenson (C. Hartsburg, W. Dillon) 12:13. |
| Penalties: J. Gimaev, USSR 1:25; C. Hartsburg, Bir 2:13; A. Volchenkov, USSR 3:17; R. Vaive, Bir 3:17; D. Hanson, Bir 6:02; S. Beaudoin, Bir 8:13; J. Gimaev, USSR 10:45; B. Hughes, Bir 14:39. |
| Second Period - 3. Birmingham, T. Cassolato (G. Kirk, D. Hanson) 6:25. 4. USSR, S. Kapustin (V. Tumenev) 13:00. |
| Penalties: R. Ramage, Bir 1:22; V. Kovin, USSR 1:30; S. Beaudoin, Bir 3:09; D. Hanson, Bir 19:37. |
| Third Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: B. Stephenson, Bir 13:10. |
| Overtime - No scoring. |
| Penalties: W. Dillon, Bir 2:58. |
| Shots: |
| USSR | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | - | 33 | | Birmingham | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | - | 31 |
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| Goaltending: V. Myshkin, USSR (70:00 31 shots, 29 saves T). P. Riggin, Bir (70:00 33 shots, 31 saves T). |
| Attendance: 5,242. |
| USSR Coach: Boris Mayorov. |
| Birmingham Coach: John Brophy. |
