| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| New England Whalers 1 at Edmonton Oilers 1 |
| Edmonton Coliseum |
| February 27, 1979 |
|
| First Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: L. Pleau, NE 4:26; C. Alexander, Edm 6:44. |
| Second Period - 1. New England, J. Douglas 4:12. |
| Penalties: B. MacDonald, Edm 17:38. |
| Third Period - 2. Edmonton, S. Carlson (R. Chipperfield, P. Shmyr) 7:24. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Overtime - No scoring. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| New England | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | - | 24 | | Edmonton | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | - | 31 |
|
| Goaltending: A. Smith, NE (70:00 31 shots, 30 saves T). D. Dryden, Edm (70:00 24 shots, 23 saves T). |
| Attendance: 14,387. |
| New England Coach: Bill Dineen. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
