WHA game summary from April 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (37-40-7) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
 Indianapolis Racers (35-40-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| New England Whalers lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NE , | Larry Pleau 4 (Bob McManama, Dan Bolduc), 2:36 |
| IND, | Michel Parizeau 1 (Rene Leclerc, Hugh Harris), 16:34 | |
| 2: | NE , | Rosaire Paiement 1 (Larry Pleau, Tom Webster), 2:03 |
| 3: | NE , | Doug Roberts 1 (Mike Rogers, Gordie Roberts), 3:59 |
| NE , | Ralph Backstrom 3 (Larry Pleau), 19:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Reg Thomas, IND 0:26 | |
| Darryl Maggs, IND 2:49 | ||
| Dan Bolduc, NE 2:49 | ||
| Kerry Bond, IND 5:45 | ||
| Brad Selwood, NE 10:43 | ||
| Brian McDonald, IND 10:43 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 14:23 | ||
| Rick Ley, NE 15:42 | ||
| 2: | Rick Ley, NE 6:03 | |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 8:47 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 12 minutes
IND: 8 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Bolduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob McManama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kerry Bond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 15- 7-10-32
IND: 8- 8- 8-24
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon,
Cap Raeder IND: Jim Park,
Michel Dion Attendance: 10,834
Cap Raeder IND: Jim Park,
Michel Dion Attendance: 10,834