WHA game summary from January 15, 1976
| 1: |
CIN, | Dennis Sobchuk 11 (Frank Beaton), 8:26 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 25 (Rosaire Paiement, Larry Pleau), 11:36 |
| NE , | Ron Climie 17 (Larry Pleau, Tom Webster), 18:19 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 15 (Tom Webster, Rosaire Paiement), 9:04 |
| CIN, | Gene Sobchuk 13 (Mike Pelyk, Ron Plumb), 11:46 |
| NE , | Rosaire Paiement 16 (Larry Pleau, Tom Webster), 15:49 |
| NE , | Rosaire Paiement 17 (Alan Hangsleben), 19:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Paul Hurley, NE 4:25 |
| Dale Smedsmo, CIN [major] 4:25 |
| Rick Ley, NE [major] 4:25 |
| Ron Plumb, CIN 8:12 |
| Ron Plumb, CIN 14:41 |
| John Hughes, CIN 17:43 |
| Rick Ley, NE 19:16 |
| 2: |
Dave Inkpen, CIN [major] 5:27 |
| Frank Beaton, CIN [major] 5:27 |
| Fred O'Donnell, NE [major] 5:27 |
| Garry Swain, NE [major] 5:27 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 8:16 |
| 3: |
Murray Myers, CIN 7:36 |
Penalty time: CIN: 23 minutes
NE : 21 minutes
Shots: CIN: 10-11-15-36
NE : 8-10-11-29
Goalies: CIN: Paul Hoganson (L, 4-6-0)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 16-9-1)
Attendance: 9,448
Cincinnati Stingers (18-23-1)
New England Whalers (21-18-3)