WHA game summary from January 28, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (31-16-0) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Edmonton Oilers (18-31-3) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | EDM, | Al Hamilton 1, 5:21 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 13 (Glen Irwin), 9:48 | |
| EDM, | Tim Sheehy 22 (Wayne Carleton), 17:08 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Bill Laing 4 (Wayne Carleton, Barry Long), 4:54 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 17, 7:12 | |
| HOU, | Jan Popiel 3 (Gordie Howe), 13:33 | |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 18 (Frank Hughes), 16:03 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Don Larway 21 (Larry Hale), 4:45 |
| EDM, | John Rogers 6 (Doug Kerslake, Bob Russell), 5:29 | |
| EDM, | Doug Barrie 4, 13:22 | |
| HOU, | Rich Preston 8 (Poul Popiel), 19:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Morris, EDM 3:10 |
| Mark Howe, HOU 5:03 | |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 8:03 | |
| 2: | John Tonelli, HOU 6:31 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 19:52 | |
| 3: | Ted Taylor, HOU 7:37 |
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
EDM: 2 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Lund | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Laing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Long | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Kerslake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Russell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 15- 9- 4-28
EDM: 13-17-13-43
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 21-11-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 13-16-3)
Attendance: 11,854