| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| October 24, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. New England, G. Howe (Mark Howe, A. Lacroix) 1:04. 2. New England, A. Lacroix (A. Hangsleben) 2:03. 3. Cincinnati, P. Marsh (R. Ftorek, C. Norwich) 8:34. |
| Penalties: R. Ley, NE (holding) 6:45; B. Melrose, Cin (hooking) 8:49; R. Ley, NE (roughing) 12:23; M. Gartner, Cin (roughing) 12:23; P. Stewart, Cin (misconduct) 20:00. |
| Second Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: G. Lyle, NE (tripping) 4:02; J. Hislop, Cin (hooking) 6:21; S. Shanahan, Cin (fighting major) 13:19; Jack Carlson, NE (fighting major) 13:19. |
| Third Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: E. Gilbert, Cin (hooking) 3:23; G. Howe, NE (tripping) 9:46; E. Gilbert, Cin (tripping) 15:19. |
| Shots: |
| New England | 7 | 8 | 8 | - | 23 | | Cincinnati | 11 | 8 | 8 | - | 27 |
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| Goaltending: A. Smith, NE (60:00 27 shots, 26 saves W). M. Liut, Cin (60:00 23 shots, 21 saves L). |
| Attendance: 4,544. |
| Referee: Peter Moffat. |
| New England Coach: Bill Dineen. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Floyd Smith. |
