| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Birmingham Bulls 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5 |
| Edmonton Coliseum |
| February 25, 1979 |
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| First Period - 1. Birmingham, P. Henderson (W. Dillon, R. Vaive) 6:09. 2. Edmonton, W. Gretzky (P. Shmyr, D. Dryden) 6:37. 3. Edmonton, S. Weir (D. Sobchuk) 8:21. |
| Penalties: J. Hughes, Edm 9:15; R. Ramage, Bir 14:52. |
| Second Period - 4. Edmonton, S. Weir (J. Hughes, D. Sobchuk) 7:49. 5. Birmingham, L. Sleigher (R. Adduono) 11:53. 6. Edmonton, B. MacDonald (P. Shmyr, W. Gretzky) 17:19. |
| Penalties: J. Stewart, Bir (major) 0:22; J. Hughes, Edm (major) 0:22; D. Sobchuk, Edm 10:38; D. Langevin, Edm 11:19. |
| Third Period - 7. Edmonton, D. Sobchuk (S. Weir, P. Shmyr) 0:38. 8. Birmingham, J. Stewart (D. Hanson) 11:13. 9. Birmingham, C. Hartsburg (S. Alley, R. Adduono) 12:21. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| Birmingham | 11 | 10 | 12 | - | 33 | | Edmonton | 10 | 11 | 9 | - | 30 |
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| Goaltending: P. Riggin, Bir (60:00 30 shots, 25 saves L). D. Dryden, Edm (60:00 33 shots, 29 saves W). |
| Attendance: 14,952. |
| Birmingham Coach: John Brophy. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
