WHA game summary from January 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (27-15-0) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Calgary Cowboys (24-16-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1: HOU, Don Larway 15, 4:53
CAL, Ron Chipperfield 16 (Paul Terbenche), 5:34
HOU, Marty Howe 7 (Larry Lund), 6:24
2: CAL, George Morrison 17 (Danny Lawson, Ron Chipperfield), 11:16
3: CAL, Don Tannahill 14 (John Miszuk, Butch Deadmarsh), 6:20
CAL, Butch Deadmarsh 16 (Don McLeod), 19:35
Penalties:
1: none
2: Glen Irwin, HOU 11:13
3: Paul Terbenche, CAL 19:10
Penalty time: HOU: 2 minutes
CAL: 2 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Larway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Chipperfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 7-11- 6-24
CAL: 16-11- 9-36
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 10-4-0)
CAL: Don McLeod (W, 15-13-1)
Attendance: 6,902