WHA game summary from January 3, 1976

Team	1	2	3	F
Ottawa Civics (13-22-1)	0	0	2	2
Houston Aeros (22-13-0)	2	2	0	4

1: HOU, Andre Hinse 16 (Larry Lund, Mark Howe), 1:15
   HOU, Gordie Howe 11 (Rich Preston, Glen Irwin), 7:36
2: HOU, Andre Hinse 17 (Larry Lund, Glen Irwin), 2:58
   HOU, Larry Lund 11 (Frank Hughes, Poul Popiel), 16:32
3: OTT, Gary MacGregor 13 (Darryl Maggs), 14:02
   OTT, Mark Lomenda 5 (Peter Mara, Brian Lavender), 17:16

Penalties:

1: Mark Howe, HOU 4:55
   Ralph Backstrom, OTT 11:26
   Glen Irwin, HOU 19:01
2: Larry Lund, HOU 2:35
   Barry Legge, OTT 4:52
   Don Larway, HOU 7:21
   Frank Rochon, OTT 15:32
3: none

Penalty time: OTT: 6 minutes
              HOU: 8 minutes

OTT Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Mark Lomenda	1	0	1	0
Gary MacGregor	1	0	1	0
Darryl Maggs	0	1	1	0
Brian Lavender	0	1	1	0
Peter Mara	0	1	1	0
Ralph Backstrom	0	0	0	2
Barry Legge	0	0	0	2
Frank Rochon	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

HOU Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Larry Lund	1	2	3	2
Andre Hinse	2	0	2	0
Glen Irwin	0	2	2	2
Gordie Howe	1	0	1	0
Mark Howe	0	1	1	2
Poul Popiel	0	1	1	0
Frank Hughes	0	1	1	0
Rich Preston	0	1	1	0
Don Larway	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: OTT: 15- 8- 7-30
       HOU: 16-10-15-41

Goalies: OTT: Lynn Zimmerman (L, 1-3-0)
         HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 6-3-0)

Attendance: 10,302