| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Edmonton Oilers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| November 12, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. Cincinnati, M. Gartner (R. Dudley, D. Debol) pp 0:51. 2. Cincinnati, B. Shutt (D. Maggs, R. Ftorek) 19:22. |
| Penalties: D. Semenko, Edm (slashing) 0:30; B. MacDonald, Edm (tripping) 7:15; J. Neilson, Edm (hooking) 11:51. |
| Second Period - 3. Cincinnati, D. Maggs (R. Ftorek) pp 7:20. 4. Edmonton, P. Driscoll (W. Gretzky, C. Alexander) pp 19:07. |
| Penalties: B. Melrose, Cin (tripping) 1:08; D. Forbes, Cin (hooking) 1:29; M. Gartner, Cin (slashing) 6:13; J. Neilson, Edm (misconduct) 6:13; B. Callighen, Edm (high sticking) 6:13; B. Callighen, Edm (fighting major) 6:13; B. Gilligan, Cin (fighting major) 6:13; C. Luksa, Cin (holding) 7:46; D. Langevin, Edm (charging) 16:35; M. Gartner, Cin (tripping) 17:49. |
| Third Period - 5. Edmonton, A. Hamilton (B. Flett) 5:13. 6. Cincinnati, R. Dudley (C. Luksa, B. Melrose) 6:02. 7. Edmonton, W. Gretzky (P. Driscoll) 7:06. 8. Cincinnati, D. Maggs (P. Marsh) 16:44. |
| Penalties: P. Shmyr, Edm (fighting major) 1:08; M. Gartner, Cin 1:08; M. Gartner, Cin (fighting major) 1:08. |
| Shots: |
| Edmonton | 3 | 14 | 6 | - | 23 | | Cincinnati | 15 | 9 | 13 | - | 37 |
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| Goaltending: E. Mio, Edm (60:00 37 shots, 32 saves L). M. Dion, Cin (60:00 23 shots, 20 saves W). |
| Attendance: 5,567. |
| Referee: Ron Harris. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Floyd Smith. |
