WHA game summary from February 14, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (35-19-0) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 San Diego Mariners (27-25-4) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | SD , | Mike McMahon 2, 13:17 |
| 2: | SD , | Andre Lacroix 21 (Kevin Devine, Kevin Morrison), :50 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 25 (Ray Adduono, John French), 2:08 | |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 14 (Andre Lacroix, Kevin Morrison), 5:36 | |
| SD , | Gene Peacosh 28 (Joe Noris, Bob Wall), 8:52 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 16 (Mark Howe, Rich Preston), :43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mark Howe, HOU 8:46 |
| John Schella, HOU 9:48 | |
| Kevin Devine, SD 9:48 | |
| Marty Howe, HOU 10:22 | |
| Wayne Rivers, SD 10:22 | |
| 2: | Peter McNamee, SD 4:52 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 4:52 | |
| John Tonelli, HOU 4:52 | |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 17:00 | |
| 3: | Larry Hale, HOU [double minor] 1:49 |
Penalty time: HOU: 14 minutes
SD : 8 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Devine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter McNamee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 7-11- 8-26
SD : 16-15-10-41
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 12-7-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 26-13-2)
Attendance: 9,312