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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 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