| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Soviet All-Stars 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| December 20, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. Cincinnati, P. Marsh (R. Ftorek, C. Norwich) 2:32. 2. USSR, A. Lovanov (J. Gimaev, A. Volchenkov) 9:27. 3. Cincinnati, D. Debol (R. Dudley, B. Melrose) 15:48. 4. USSR, A. Volchenkov (V. Nazarov, A. Lovanov) 19:40. |
| Penalties: M. Gartner, Cin (charging) 1:21; V. Kovin, USSR (holding) 2:18; K. Davis, Cin (interference) 5:43; D. Debol, Cin (tripping) 8:28; C. Luksa, Cin (cross-checking) 12:19; A. Volchenkov, USSR (holding) 16:13; R. Thomas, Cin (tripping) 18:40. |
| Second Period - 5. Cincinnati, R. Dudley (R. Thomas, D. Debol) 14:57. |
| Penalties: M. Gartner, Cin (roughing) 17:12; S. Tyznyk, USSR (elbowing) 17:12; V. Pausov, USSR (tripping) 17:12; P. Marsh, Cin (slashing) 18:20; J. Gimaev, USSR (holding) 19:21. |
| Third Period - 6. USSR, I. Kapustin (V. Tumenev, V. Nazarov) 14:37. 7. USSR, A. Skvortsov (A. Lovanov, V. Pausov) 19:00. 8. USSR, V. Pausov 19:59. |
| Penalties: R. Dudley, Cin (hooking) 3:11; M. Gartner, Cin (roughing) 7:49; S. Tyznyk, USSR (roughing) 7:49. |
| Shots: |
| USSR | 14 | 7 | 12 | - | 33 | | Cincinnati | 7 | 10 | 8 | - | 25 |
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| Goaltending: V. Myshkin, USSR (60:00 25 shots, 22 saves W). M. Liut, Cin (60:00 L). |
| Attendance: 11,196. |
| Referee: Ron Harris. |
| USSR Coach: Boris Mayorov. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Floyd Smith. |
