| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Soviet All-Stars 7 at New England Whalers 4 |
| Springfield Civic Center |
| December 9, 1978 |
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| First Period - 1. USSR, V. Kovin (A. Skvortsov, A. Andrev) 1:26. 2. USSR, S. Gimaev (A. Lovanov, A. Volchkov) 4:07. 3. New England, B. Selwood (J. McKenzie) 18:19. |
| Penalties: G. Howe, NE 6:01; J. McKenzie, NE 7:39; V. Kovin, USSR 13:19. |
| Second Period - 4. New England, A. Lacroix (R. Ley, Mark Howe) 0:14. 5. USSR, A. Volchkov (A. Emeljanenko, A. Lovanov) 3:45. 6. New England, Mark Howe (R. Plumb, D. Keon) 13:31. 7. USSR, S. Gimaev (A. Lovanov) 14:43. |
| Penalties: V. Tumenev, USSR 3:11; M. Antonovich, NE 7:41; J. McKenzie, NE 9:20; V. Kovin, USSR 13:23; M. Rogers, NE 13:23. |
| Third Period - 8. USSR, J. Gimaev (V. Popov) 6:37. 9. New England, M. Rogers (Marty Howe, W. Miller) 11:31. 10. USSR, A. Andrev (A. Skvortsov) 17:17. 11. USSR, A. Skvortsov (A. Andrev) 17:55. |
| Penalties: A. Hangsleben, NE 8:41. |
| Shots: |
| USSR | 11 | 10 | 9 | - | 30 | | New England | 10 | 8 | 10 | - | 28 |
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| Goaltending: V. Myshkin, USSR (60:00 28 shots, 24 saves W). J. Garrett, NE (60:00 30 shots, 23 saves L). |
| Attendance: 6,812. |
| USSR Coach: Boris Mayorov. |
| New England Coach: Bill Dineen. |
