WHA game summary from February 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (38-22-0) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 New England Whalers (26-31-5) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | HOU, | Gord Labossiere 15 (Ted Taylor), 4:08 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 26 (Larry Lund, Gordie Howe), 18:33 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Rich Preston 12 (Mark Howe), 15:52 |
| 3: | NE , | Fred O'Donnell 7 (Bob McManama, Bob Charlebois), 12:48 |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 30 (Larry Lund), 13:06 | |
| NE , | Tom Webster 26 (Rick Ley, Rosaire Paiement), 15:18 | |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 20 (Mark Howe, Rich Preston), 16:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Roberts, NE 5:29 |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 12:55 | |
| Garry Swain, NE 16:31 | |
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 10:46 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU 15:24 | |
| 3: | Poul Popiel, HOU 0:49 |
| Ralph Backstrom, NE 15:53 | |
| Murray Hall, HOU 18:01 |
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Charlebois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob McManama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Swain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 11-10- 8-29
NE : 11-11-14-36
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 27-14-0)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (L, 18-18-2)
Attendance: 10,203