| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Edmonton Oilers 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| April 3, 1979 |
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| First Period - 1. Cincinnati, R. Ftorek (R. Thomas, C. St. Sauveur) pp 5:44. 2. Edmonton, S. Weir (J. Micheletti, D. Hunter) 7:30. 3. Edmonton, W. Gretzky (B. Callighen) 12:52. |
| Penalties: D. Semenko, Edm (elbowing) 0:31; J. Micheletti, Edm (interference) 4:59. |
| Second Period - 4. Edmonton, B. Flett (R. Chipperfield) 6:27. 5. Edmonton, B. MacDonald (S. Weir) sh 7:57. |
| Penalties: D. Semenko, Edm (slashing) 6:41. |
| Third Period - 6. Edmonton, P. Driscoll (D. Semenko) 19:49. |
| Penalties: R. Thomas, Cin (hooking) 2:39; R. Chipperfield, Edm (holding) 15:24. |
| Shots: |
| Edmonton | 9 | 8 | 8 | - | 25 | | Cincinnati | 10 | 10 | 6 | - | 26 |
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| Goaltending: D. Dryden, Edm (60:00 26 shots, 25 saves W). M. Liut, Cin, M. Dion, Cin. |
| Attendance: 4,474. |
| Referee: Ron Harris. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Floyd Smith. |
