| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| New England Whalers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5 |
| Edmonton Coliseum |
| May 3, 1979 |
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| First Period - 1. Edmonton, W. Gretzky (B. MacDonald, D. Dryden) pp 14:57. 2. Edmonton, P. Shmyr pp 15:31. |
| Penalties: D. Semenko, Edm 5:26; S. Carlson, Edm (major) 13:52; G. Lyle, NE 13:52; G. Lyle, NE (major) 13:52; P. Shmyr, Edm 17:59; J. Hughes, Edm 19:09; G. Roberts, NE 19:09. |
| Second Period - 3. Edmonton, W. Gretzky (B. MacDonald, B. Callighen) pp 2:12. |
| Penalties: G. Lyle, NE 1:43; J. Hughes, Edm 4:07; G. Roberts, NE 6:27; D. Langevin, Edm 11:39; G. Howe, NE 11:39; J. Hughes, Edm 13:05. |
| Third Period - 4. New England, J. McKenzie (M. Rogers, R. Plumb) 2:03. 5. New England, J. Douglas (W. Miller, D. Keon) 13:12. 6. Edmonton, D. Hunter (S. Carlson, S. Weir) 14:56. 7. Edmonton, W. Gretzky (A. Hamilton, B. MacDonald) 19:19. |
| Penalties: D. Sobchuk, Edm 6:20. |
| Shots: |
| New England | 3 | 8 | 10 | - | 21 | | Edmonton | 8 | 10 | 12 | - | 30 |
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| Goaltending: J. Garrett, NE (60:00 L). D. Dryden, Edm (60:00 21 shots, 19 saves W). |
| New England Coach: Don Blackburn. |
| Edmonton Coach: Glen Sather. |
