| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Birmingham Bulls 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5 |
| Edmonton Coliseum |
| April 8, 1979 |
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| First Period - 1. Edmonton, B. Flett (R. Chipperfield, D. Langevin) 12:31. 2. Edmonton, B. Callighen (A. Hamilton, W. Gretzky) pp 19:09. |
| Penalties: D. Hanson, Bir 8:15; J. Turkiewicz, Bir 18:00. |
| Second Period - 3. Edmonton, D. Sobchuk (A. Hamilton, R. Chipperfield) pp 2:58. 4. Birmingham, M. Goulet (J. Stewart) 10:04. 5. Birmingham, R. Adduono (R. Ramage, D. Gorman) 19:02. |
| Penalties: Bir bench (served by D. Hanson) 1:10; D. Semenko, Edm 2:30; R. Ramage, Bir 2:30; J. Turkiewicz, Bir 6:55; P. Shmyr, Edm 12:13. |
| Third Period - 6. Birmingham, R. Adduono (S. Alley, P. Riggin) 2:23. 7. Edmonton, S. Weir (S. Carlson) 6:03. 8. Edmonton, S. Weir (B. Flett, D. Sobchuk) 8:59. 9. Birmingham, B. Stephenson (D. Hanson, J. Turkiewicz) 14:06. |
| Penalties: P. Riggin, Bir (served by D. Hanson) 2:48; B. MacDonald, Edm 3:57; D. Sobchuk, Edm 9:25. |
| Shots: |
| Birmingham | 5 | 6 | 11 | - | 22 | | Edmonton | 22 | 8 | 10 | - | 40 |
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| Goaltending: P. Riggin, Bir (60:00 40 shots, 35 saves L). D. Dryden, Edm (60:00 22 shots, 18 saves W). |
| Attendance: 11,509. |
| Birmingham Coach: John Brophy. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
