WHA game summary from October 9, 1976
| 1: |
HOU, | Rich Preston 2 (Marty Howe, Gordie Howe), 3:28 |
| PHO, | John Gray 1 (Del Hall, Al McLeod), 6:28 |
| HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 1 (John Tonelli), 7:12 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 1 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 9:02 |
| PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 3 (Pekka Rautakallio, Del Hall), 10:58 |
| HOU, | Rich Preston 3 (Larry Hale, Mark Howe), 18:44 |
| 2: |
PHO, | Serge Beaudoin 1 (Lauri Mononen, Seppo Repo), 9:13 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 1 (Gordie Howe, Terry Ruskowski), 18:13 |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bench penalty, PHO 7:30 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 7:36 |
| Jim Niekamp, PHO 7:36 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU 9:28 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU 13:14 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 17:50 |
| Robbie Ftorek, PHO 17:50 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU [major] 18:44 |
| Serge Beaudoin, PHO [major] 18:44 |
| John Gray, PHO [misconduct] 18:44 |
| Mark Howe, HOU [misconduct] 18:44 |
| 2: |
Larry Hale, HOU 2:53 |
| Garry Lariviere, PHO 10:53 |
| Garry Lariviere, PHO 17:01 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 19:07 |
| 3: |
Poul Popiel, HOU 8:49 |
Penalty time: PHO: 25 minutes
HOU: 29 minutes
Shots: PHO: 12- 6- 9-27
HOU: 13-10-10-33
Goalies: PHO: Gary Kurt (L, 1-1-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 7,656
Phoenix Roadrunners (1-1-0)
Houston Aeros (1-1-0)