WHA game summary from May 15, 1976
| 1: |
NE , | Mike Rogers 5 (Larry Pleau, Ron Busniuk), 18:52 |
| 2: |
NE , | Nick Fotiu 3 (Tom Webster, Rosaire Paiement), :31 |
| NE , | Ralph Backstrom 5 (Larry Pleau, Dan Bolduc), 3:07 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 9 (Larry Pleau, Nick Fotiu), 5:28 |
| 3: |
NE , | Tom Webster 10 (Gordie Roberts, Rosaire Paiement), 5:53 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 5 (John Tonelli), 13:29 |
| NE , | Garry Swain 3 (Tommy Earl), 19:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Schella, HOU 3:47 |
| Ron Busniuk, NE 12:00 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 14:03 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 17:45 |
| Nick Fotiu, NE 17:45 |
| 2: |
Gordie Howe, HOU 2:28 |
| Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 5:59 |
| Don Larway, HOU [major] 6:15 |
| Rick Ley, NE [major] 6:15 |
| Rosaire Paiement, NE 14:56 |
| Rick Ley, NE 16:46 |
| 3: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 5:02 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU [major] 5:02 |
| Jim Troy, NE [major, misconduct] 5:02 |
| Ralph Backstrom, NE 7:33 |
| Bill Butters, HOU 11:12 |
| Nick Fotiu, NE 11:12 |
| Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 12:49 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 15:00 |
| Nick Fotiu, NE 18:19 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU [major] 19:39 |
| Garry Swain, NE [major] 19:39 |
Penalty time: HOU: 25 minutes
NE : 47 minutes
Shots: HOU: 9-13-18-40
NE : 11-10- 7-28
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame,
Wayne Rutledge
NE : Cap Raeder (W, 6-5-0)
Attendance: 10,507
Houston Aeros (60-32-0)
New England Whalers (43-46-7)