All WHA game summaries from April 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (37-41-7) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
 Indianapolis Racers (36-40-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Series tied, 1-1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | IND, | Kerry Bond 1, 4:04 |
| IND, | Michel Parizeau 2 (Rene Leclerc, Hugh Harris), 10:16 | |
| 2: | IND, | Hugh Harris 1 (Michel Parizeau), 12:46 |
| 3: | IND, | Rene Leclerc 1, 18:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Michel Parizeau, IND 1:08 |
| Kerry Bond, IND [major] 9:05 | |
| Brad Selwood, NE [minor, major] 9:05 | |
| Garry Swain, NE 9:46 | |
| Kerry Bond, IND 15:41 | |
| 2: | Brian McDonald, IND 2:02 |
| Kim Clackson, IND 6:35 | |
| Nick Harbaruk, IND [misconduct] 9:35 | |
| Hugh Harris, IND 10:31 | |
| Mike Rogers, NE 12:27 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 15:01 | |
| Brian McDonald, IND 15:45 | |
| Bryon Baltimore, IND 17:06 | |
| 3: | Michel Parizeau, IND 6:13 |
| Doug Roberts, NE 11:44 | |
| Darryl Maggs, IND 12:28 |
Penalty time: NE : 15 minutes
IND: 33 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Swain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kerry Bond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Harbaruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 11- 6-12-29
IND: 11- 6- 8-25
Goalies: NE : Cap Raeder (L, 0-1-0)
IND: Jim Park (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 10,111
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (39-40-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Phoenix Roadrunners (41-38-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| San Diego Mariners win, 3 games to 2 (best of 5) | |||||||
| 1: | SD , | Alec Tidey 2 (Don Burgess, Kevin Morrison), 5:08 |
| 2: | PHO, | John Gray 1 (Robbie Ftorek, Del Hall), 16:02 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 2 (Ray Adduono, John French), 17:07 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
Penalty time: SD : 0 minutes
PHO: 0 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Tidey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Del Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 9-11- 3-23
PHO: 10-10-10-30
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 3-2-0)
PHO: Jack Norris (L, 2-3-0)
Attendance: 9,237