WHA game summary from January 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (17-15-4) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (18-19-1) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | SD , | Norm Ferguson 19 (Gene Peacosh, Ray Adduono), 1:09 |
| SD , | Gary Bredin 7 (Andre Lacroix, Don Burgess), 2:17 | |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 8 (Joe Noris, Mike McMahon), 2:56 | |
| 2: | CIN, | Jacques Locas 11 (John Hughes), 4:49 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 20 (Murray Myers, Ron Plumb), 16:28 | |
| 3: | CIN, | Murray Myers 6 (Bryan Campbell, Dave Inkpen), :39 |
| CIN, | Claude Larose 23 (Jacques Locas, Pierre Guite), 2:58 | |
| CIN, | Dennis Sobchuk 10 (Pat Donnelly), 11:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin Devine, SD 7:54 |
| Bench penalty, SD 8:28 | |
| Ron Serafini, CIN 10:49 | |
| John Hughes, CIN 13:24 | |
| Alec Tidey, SD 13:24 | |
| 2: | Mike Pelyk, CIN 2:11 |
| Dale Smedsmo, CIN 9:31 | |
| 3: | Kevin Morrison, SD 3:19 |
| Ron Serafini, CIN 4:03 | |
| Dave Inkpen, CIN 10:02 |
Penalty time: SD : 8 minutes
CIN: 12 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Devine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Bredin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alec Tidey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Locas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Myers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Larose | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Guite | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Donnelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Serafini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Smedsmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Pelyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 19- 4- 9-32
CIN: 10-14-16-40
Goalies: SD : Russ Gillow,
Ernie Wakely CIN: Paul Hoganson (W, 4-3-0) Attendance: 7,638
Ernie Wakely CIN: Paul Hoganson (W, 4-3-0) Attendance: 7,638