| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Indianapolis Racers 1 at Edmonton Oilers 6 |
| Edmonton Coliseum |
| November 17, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. Edmonton, B. MacDonald (S. Weir) 3:22. 2. Edmonton, S. Carlson (P. Shmyr) 7:33. 3. Edmonton, D. Berry (A. Hamilton, P. Driscoll) 10:08. 4. Edmonton, W. Gretzky (D. Hunter, B. Flett) pp 19:35. |
| Penalties: D. Inkpen, Ind 9:23. |
| Second Period - 5. Indianapolis, M. Parizeau (R. Leclerc, B. Greig) 0:50. 6. Edmonton, W. Gretzky (D. Dryden) 13:50. |
| Penalties: D. Inkpen, Ind 12:39; P. Shmyr, Edm 19:49. |
| Third Period - 7. Edmonton, D. Langevin (B. MacDonald, C. Alexander) 6:40. |
| Penalties: B. Stoughton, Ind 5:19; Ind bench (served by G. Irwin) 11:58; Ind bench (served by A. Moretto) 12:06; G. Bailey, Edm 17:14. |
| Shots: |
| Indianapolis | 14 | 15 | 8 | - | 37 | | Edmonton | 8 | 10 | 3 | - | 21 |
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| Goaltending: G. Smith, Ind (60:00 21 shots, 15 saves L). E. Mio, Edm, D. Dryden, Edm. |
| Indianapolis Coach: Pat Stapleton. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
