WHA game summary from April 21, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (36-41-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
 New England Whalers (38-41-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| New England Whalers lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
1: NE , Alan Hangsleben 1 (Fred O'Donnell, Mike Rogers), 13:45
2: NE , Garry Swain 1 (Tommy Earl, Nick Fotiu), 13:11
3: NE , Alan Hangsleben 2 (Mike Rogers, Fred O'Donnell), 8:53
Penalties:
1: Bryon Baltimore, IND 6:55
2: Garry Swain, NE 4:36
Al Karlander, IND 5:05
Ron Busniuk, NE 5:05
Al Karlander, IND 7:35
3: Alan Hangsleben, NE 3:19
Darryl Maggs, IND 7:19
Kim Clackson, IND 18:58
Nick Fotiu, NE 18:58
Penalty time: IND: 10 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Karlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hangsleben | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Swain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 9- 5- 8-22
NE : 10-14-10-34
Goalies: IND: Jim Park, Michel Dion
NE : Cap Raeder (W, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 9,681