WHA game summary from January 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (14-20-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (17-13-3) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Jack Carlson 4 (Rick Smith, Mike Walton), 2:57 |
| MIN, | Gary Gambucci 5 (Fran Huck, Mike Walton), 8:17 | |
| MIN, | Wayne Connelly 16 (Ron Busniuk), 9:18 | |
| 2: | IND, | Brian McDonald 4 (Randy Wyrozub, Ken Block), 16:51 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dick Proceviat, IND 7:28 |
| Bill Butters, MIN 19:39 | |
| 2: | Bill Butters, MIN 6:00 |
| 3: | Nick Harbaruk, IND 20:00 |
Penalty time: IND: 4 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Wyrozub | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Harbaruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Gambucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 13-12- 9-34
MIN: 10- 5-13-28
Goalies: IND: Michel Dion (L, 0-4-0)
MIN: John Garrett (W, 15-10-3)
Attendance: 8,796