WHA game summary from February 12, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (35-18-0) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Phoenix Roadrunners (26-22-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | HOU, | Mark Howe 19 (Gordie Howe, Rich Preston), 8:57 |
| HOU, | Larry Hale 2 (Ted Taylor, Marty Howe), 10:12 | |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 19 (Andre Hinse, Frank Hughes), 18:04 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 26 (Gordie Howe, Rich Preston), 13:27 |
| 3: | PHO, | Del Hall 30 (Ron Huston, Garry Lariviere), 12:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Hale, HOU 10:22 | |
| Larry Lund, HOU 15:01 | ||
| Barry Dean, PHO 15:01 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo, PHO 17:47 | ||
| 2: | John Schella, HOU 0:53 | |
| Mike Stevens, HOU 4:44 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin, PHO 8:29 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
PHO: 6 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Huston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 13- 8- 8-29
PHO: 6-14-12-32
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 24-11-0)
PHO: Gary Kurt (L, 12-13-2)
Attendance: 6,468