WHA game summary from January 23, 1976
| 1: |
SD , | Kevin Devine 9 (Joe Noris), 5:37 |
| SD , | Brian Morenz 2 (John French, Andre Lacroix), 9:55 |
| 2: |
SD , | John French 12 (Andre Lacroix, Kevin Morrison), 1:01 |
| MIN, | Curt Brackenbury 1 (Henry Boucha, Fran Huck), 4:50 |
| SD , | John French 13 (Kevin Morrison, Andre Lacroix), 8:28 |
| 3: |
SD , | Kevin Devine 10 (Brent Hughes, Joe Noris), 5:40 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 16 (Joe Noris), 8:38 |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 11 (Alec Tidey), 18:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Paul Holmgren, MIN 6:52 |
| Ray Adduono, SD 10:50 |
| 2: |
Bill Butters, MIN 6:50 |
| Andre Lacroix, SD 12:33 |
| 3: |
Paul Holmgren, MIN 7:02 |
| Paul Holmgren, MIN 8:58 |
| Bob Wall, SD 8:58 |
| Gary Bredin, SD 11:24 |
| Pat Westrum, MIN 14:00 |
Penalty time: SD : 8 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
Shots: SD : 10-16-12-38
MIN: 10-16-10-36
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 21-10-2)
MIN: John Garrett (L, 19-15-3)
Attendance: 9,056
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