All WHA game summaries from April 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (39-42-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 Houston Aeros (55-27-0) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Houston Aeros lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | HOU, | John Tonelli 1 (Terry Ruskowski, John Schella), 6:54 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 2 (Andre Hinse, Gord Labossiere), 11:06 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 1 (Frank Hughes), 1:03 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 4 (Brent Hughes), 17:21 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin Devine, SD 0:56 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 10:29 | |
| Kevin Devine, SD 12:16 | |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 16:52 | |
| 2: | Gord Labossiere, HOU 3:38 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 8:12 | |
| Brent Hughes, SD 13:09 | |
| Mark Howe, HOU 18:05 | |
| Ray Adduono, SD 19:37 | |
| 3: | Larry Hale, HOU 3:59 |
| Kevin Devine, SD 5:02 | |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 9:36 | |
| Kevin Devine, SD 12:26 | |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU [minor, major] 12:26 | |
| Brian Morenz, SD [minor, major] 12:26 |
Penalty time: SD : 19 minutes
HOU: 21 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 10- 8- 8-26
HOU: 8- 8-11-27
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (L, 3-3-0)
HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 10,151
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (36-42-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 New England Whalers (39-41-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| New England Whalers lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NE , | Larry Pleau 5 (Tom Webster, Rosaire Paiement), 8:14 |
| 3: | IND, | Hugh Harris 2 (Ken Block, Michel Parizeau), 5:04 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 4 (Fred O'Donnell), 19:03 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian McDonald, IND 2:09 | |
| Fred O'Donnell, NE 2:09 | ||
| Bob Sicinski, IND 3:29 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement, NE 4:47 | ||
| Pat Stapleton, IND 9:01 | ||
| Ron Busniuk, NE [major] 9:01 | ||
| Kim Clackson, IND [major] 9:01 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 12:27 | ||
| Dave Keon, IND 18:09 | ||
| Darryl Maggs, IND [misconduct] 19:39 | ||
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 3:47 | |
| Kim Clackson, IND 15:48 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement, NE 15:48 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: IND: 25 minutes
NE : 15 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 9-14-10-33
NE : 8-16-15-39
Goalies: IND: Michel Dion (L, 0-1-0)
NE : Cap Raeder (W, 2-1-0)
Attendance: 10,507
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calgary Cowboys (45-37-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 Winnipeg Jets (57-27-2) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 2 (Peter Sullivan, Joe Daley), 4:50 |
| WIN, | Ulf Nilsson 3 (Willy Lindstrom, Larry Hornung), 11:51 | |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 3 (Veli-Pekka Ketola, Thommie Bergman), 15:41 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Bobby Hull 6 (Ulf Nilsson, Lars-Erik Sjoberg), 2:42 |
| WIN, | Bobby Guindon 2 (Bill Lesuk, Ted Green), 7:06 | |
| WIN, | Veli-Pekka Ketola 3 (Willy Lindstrom), 13:04 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Chris Evans 5 (Wally Olds), 2:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ulf Nilsson, WIN 1:42 |
| Peter Driscoll, CAL 8:16 | |
| Butch Deadmarsh, CAL 14:56 | |
| 2: | Bernie Lukowich, CAL 3:06 |
| Francois Lacombe, CAL 4:55 | |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg, WIN 7:37 | |
| Larry Hornung, WIN 10:57 | |
| Rick Sentes, CAL 18:44 | |
| 3: | Mike Ford, WIN 0:19 |
| Norm Beaudin, WIN 8:40 | |
| Don Tannahill, CAL 12:16 | |
| John Miszuk, CAL 12:43 | |
| Mike Ford, WIN 13:14 |
Penalty time: CAL: 14 minutes
WIN: 12 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Olds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Lukowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Lindstrom | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ulf Nilsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Veli-Pekka Ketola | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Guindon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Daley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommie Bergman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 4- 8- 5-17
WIN: 9-11- 9-29
Goalies: CAL: Don McLeod (L, 4-2-0),
Ed Humphreys WIN: Joe Daley (W, 3-0-0) Attendance: 10,069
Ed Humphreys WIN: Joe Daley (W, 3-0-0) Attendance: 10,069