| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Edmonton Oilers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| October 21, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. Cincinnati, P. Marsh (R. Thomas, R. Ftorek) 2:05. 2. Edmonton, C. Alexander (D. Sobchuk, B. Callighen) 3:06. 3. Edmonton, B. Flett (R. Chipperfield, S. Carlson) 6:20. 4. Cincinnati, P. Marsh (R. Dudley, M. Gartner) pp 12:25. 5. Cincinnati, E. Gilbert (R. Ftorek, B. Legge) pp 16:01. 6. Edmonton, S. Carlson (R. Chipperfield, J. Micheletti) pp 18:02. |
| Penalties: P. Stewart, Cin (elbowing) 5:18; P. Shmyr, Edm (slashing) 11:56; A. Hamilton, Edm (hooking) 12:33; P. Guite, Edm (tripping) 15:22; B. Baltimore, Cin (tripping) 17:42. |
| Second Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Third Period - 7. Cincinnati, R. Thomas (R. Ftorek) 17:48. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| Edmonton | 8 | 5 | 10 | - | 23 | | Cincinnati | 6 | 9 | 6 | - | 21 |
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| Goaltending: E. Walsh, Edm (60:00 21 shots, 17 saves L). M. Dion, Cin (60:00 23 shots, 20 saves W). |
| Attendance: 7,439. |
| Referee: Ron Ego. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Floyd Smith. |
