WHA game summary from February 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (26-27-5) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Houston Aeros (36-20-0) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 18 (Ted Taylor, John Schella), :28 |
| 3: | HOU, | Larry Lund 20 (Frank Hughes), 1:38 |
| NE , | Don Borgeson 25 (Mike Rogers, Ralph Backstrom), 2:29 | |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 13 (John Schella), 3:21 | |
| NE , | Bob Charlebois 2 (Rick Ley, Danny Arndt), 3:57 | |
| NE , | Rosaire Paiement 20 (Larry Pleau), 4:13 | |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 27 (Larry Lund, Larry Hale), 19:49 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Taylor, HOU 18:13 |
| 2: | Andre Hinse, HOU 1:30 |
| Fred O'Donnell, NE 4:28 | |
| 3: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 10:34 |
Penalty time: NE : 4 minutes
HOU: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosaire Paiement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Borgeson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Charlebois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Arndt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 9- 5-12-26
HOU: 10-12-11-33
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (L, 5-10-2)
HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 25-12-0)
Attendance: 8,493