All WHA game summaries 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
| 1: |
CAL, | George Pesut 1 (Ron Chipperfield), 1:42 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 1 (Marc Tardif), 4:04 |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 1 (Richard Grenier, Serge Bernier), 8:31 |
| 2: |
CAL, | Peter Driscoll 1 (Chris Evans), 2:18 |
| QUE, | Serge Bernier 1 (Charles Constantin), 5:33 |
| QUE, | Serge Bernier 2 (Real Cloutier, Jim Dorey), 12:07 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Richard Grenier 1 (Andre Boudrias, J.C. Tremblay), 16:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Real Cloutier, QUE [double minor] 1:10 |
| Richard Lemieux, CAL 2:51 |
| Warren Miller, CAL 7:35 |
| Wally Weir, QUE 10:46 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 18:51 |
| 2: |
Chris Evans, CAL 16:22 |
| 3: |
Warren Miller, CAL 2:32 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 2:32 |
| Christian Bordeleau, QUE 5:51 |
| Ron Chipperfield, CAL 7:47 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE [major] 18:22 |
Penalty time: CAL: 10 minutes
QUE: 17 minutes
Shots: CAL: 9- 7- 5-21
QUE: 14- 6- 9-29
Goalies: CAL: Gary Bromley (L, 0-1-0)
QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 10,616
| 1: |
CIN, | Francois Ouimet 6 (Jacques Locas), 2:17 |
| CIN, | Blaine Stoughton 3, 3:55 |
| SD , | Gary Veneruzzo 1 (Wayne Rivers, Paul Shmyr), 5:51 |
| CIN, | Dennis Sobchuk 2 (Claude Larose, Dennis Abgrall), 6:39 |
| SD , | Joe Noris 1 (Andre Lacroix), 15:47 |
| SD , | Brad Rhiness 1, 17:11 |
| 2: |
SD , | Gary Veneruzzo 2 (Andre Lacroix, Wayne Rivers), 2:34 |
| CIN, | Claude Larose 3 (Dennis Abgrall, Greg Carroll), 5:21 |
| SD , | Gary Veneruzzo 3 (Wayne Rivers, Andre Lacroix), 8:37 |
| CIN, | Pierre Guite 3 (John Hughes), 9:58 |
| SD , | Wayne Rivers 1 (Gary Veneruzzo), 13:08 |
| CIN, | Rich Leduc 3 (Blaine Stoughton, Pierre Guite), 14:35 |
| 3: |
SD , | Andre Lacroix 1 (Wayne Rivers, Gary Veneruzzo), 10:25 |
| CIN, | Dennis Abgrall 1 (Claude Larose, Francois Ouimet), 16:49 |
| 4: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Kevin Morrison, SD 2:08 |
| Randy Legge, SD 14:29 |
| 2: |
John Hughes, CIN 7:05 |
| Jacques Locas, CIN 17:11 |
| 3: |
Bob Falkenberg, SD 6:28 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: CIN: 4 minutes
SD : 6 minutes
Shots: CIN: 13- 9- 8- 1-31
SD : 7-12- 6- 6-31
Goalies: CIN: Paul Hoganson (T, 1-0-1)
SD : Ken Lockett,
Ernie Wakely
Attendance: 9,668
Phoenix Roadrunners (1-1-0)
Houston Aeros (1-1-0)
Calgary Cowboys (0-2-0)
Quebec Nordiques (1-0-0)
Cincinnati Stingers (1-1-1)
San Diego Mariners (0-0-1)