WHA game summary from January 21, 1976
| 1: |
MIN, | Dave Keon 18 (Rick Smith, John McKenzie), 5:50 |
| 2: |
SD , | Wayne Rivers 12 (Brent Hughes, Ernie Wakely), 2:46 |
| SD , | Gary Bredin 8 (Don Burgess, Peter McNamee), 4:18 |
| MIN, | John McKenzie 16 (Dave Keon), 9:48 |
| SD , | John French 11 (Kevin Morrison, Andre Lacroix), 16:06 |
| 3: |
SD , | Wayne Rivers 13 (Andre Lacroix, John French), 2:51 |
| MIN, | Fran Huck 13 (Gary Gambucci), 3:06 |
| MIN, | Jack Carlson 6 (Wayne Connelly, Paul Holmgren), 4:54 |
| SD , | Gene Peacosh 22 (Ray Adduono, Norm Ferguson), 10:47 |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 20 (Fran Huck), 12:05 |
| 4: |
MIN, | Dave Keon 19 (Henry Boucha, Mike Antonovich), 4:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gary Gambucci, MIN 4:41 |
| Bob Wall, SD 8:14 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 12:14 |
| 2: |
Ron Busniuk, MIN 14:40 |
| 3: |
Rick Smith, MIN 1:20 |
| Bill Butters, MIN 8:14 |
| Ron Busniuk, MIN 12:15 |
| Joe Noris, SD 18:18 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: SD : 6 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
Shots: SD : 9-11-15- 1-36
MIN: 7- 7-12- 3-29
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (L, 20-10-2)
MIN: John Garrett (W, 19-14-3)
Attendance: 5,313
San Diego Mariners (20-20-4)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (21-17-3)