WHA game summary from January 11, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (26-13-0) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Edmonton Oilers (17-27-2) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | HOU, | John Tonelli 13 (Terry Ruskowski, Don Larway), 15:15 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 13, 16:57 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Larry Lund 15 (Rich Preston, Andre Hinse), 4:53 |
| EDM, | Bill Laing 3 (Skip Krake, Ted McAneeley), 6:56 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 19 (Mark Howe, Gordie Howe), :54 |
| EDM, | Dan Spring 6 (Tim Sheehy, Mike Rogers), 4:02 | |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 20 (Frank Hughes, John Schella), 4:31 | |
| EDM, | Barry Long 8, 9:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Taylor, HOU 10:48 |
| 2: | Skip Krake, EDM 16:31 |
| 3: | Peter Morris, EDM 0:21 |
Penalty time: HOU: 2 minutes
EDM: 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hinse | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Laing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Spring | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted McAneeley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 8- 4- 6-18
EDM: 8- 6-10-24
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 9-3-0)
EDM: Chris Worthy (L, 5-11-0)
Attendance: 11,179