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	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Gordie Howe	1	1	2	2
Rich Preston	1	1	2	0
Larry Lund	0	2	2	0
Mark Howe	0	2	2	0
Andre Hinse	1	0	1	0
Frank Hughes	1	0	1	0
Gord Labossiere	1	0	1	0
Ted Taylor	0	1	1	0
Murray Hall	0	0	0	2
Glen Irwin	0	0	0	2
Poul Popiel	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Fred O'Donnell	1	0	1	0
Tom Webster	1	0	1	0
Rick Ley	0	1	1	0
Bob Charlebois	0	1	1	0
Bob McManama	0	1	1	0
Rosaire Paiement	0	1	1	0
Garry Swain	0	0	0	2
Ralph Backstrom	0	0	0	2
Doug Roberts	0	0	0	2
Alan Hangsleben	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


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