WHA game summary from October 15, 1976
| 1: |
MIN, | Butch Deadmarsh 1 (Ray Adduono, Jerry Zrymiak), 1:20 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 2 (Kevin Morrison), 3:24 |
| MIN, | John Stewart 1 (Bill Butters), 7:03 |
| SD , | Joe Noris 3 (Andre Lacroix), 7:39 |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 1 (Gerry Pinder, Joe Noris), 10:29 |
| 2: |
SD , | Paul Shmyr 1 (Gerry Pinder, Andre Lacroix), 8:44 |
| SD , | Gary Veneruzzo 4 (Bob Falkenberg), 11:00 |
| SD , | John French 1 (Don Burgess, Norm Ferguson), 19:56 |
| 3: |
SD , | John French 2 (Andre Lacroix, Paul Shmyr), 2:03 |
| MIN, | Dave Keon 3 (Ron Ward, Al McDonough), 15:16 |
| MIN, | John McKenzie 4 (Ray McKay, Dave Keon), 18:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jerry Zrymiak, MIN 2:00 |
| Randy Legge, SD 7:30 |
| Bill Butters, MIN 9:45 |
| Bob Falkenberg, SD 12:16 |
| John McKenzie, MIN 13:02 |
| Gregg Boddy, SD 13:02 |
| Bill Butters, MIN 16:00 |
| 2: |
Gord Gallant, MIN [major] 4:00 |
| Gregg Boddy, SD [major] 4:00 |
| Bill Butters, MIN 6:56 |
| Ray Adduono, MIN 19:56 |
| 3: |
Gregg Boddy, SD 13:34 |
Penalty time: SD : 13 minutes
MIN: 17 minutes
Shots: SD : 12-13-10-35
MIN: 11- 9-14-34
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 1-0-0)
MIN: Mike Curran,
Louis Levasseur
Attendance: 6,120
San Diego Mariners (1-1-1)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (1-4-0)