WHA game summary from October 23, 1976
1: NE , Alan Hangsleben 1 (Doug Roberts), 9:08
NE , George Lyle 2 (Gordie Roberts, Tom Webster), 10:16
CIN, Bill Steele 1 (Ron Plumb, Jacques Locas), 12:00
2: NE , Danny Arndt 3 (Tom Webster, Thommy Abrahamsson), 12:32
NE , Danny Arndt 4 (Dan Bolduc, Ralph Backstrom), 12:54
CIN, Dennis Sobchuk 6 (Bill Steele), 12:56
CIN, Blaine Stoughton 7 (Rick Dudley, Francois Ouimet), 19:47
3: NE , Ralph Backstrom 2 (Ron Busniuk, Gordie Roberts), 4:40
CIN, Barry Legge 1 (Rick Dudley, Blaine Stoughton), 8:03
Penalties:
1: Alan Hangsleben, NE 7:02
Dave Inkpen, CIN 9:24
Larry Pleau, NE 16:20
2: Rick Ley, NE 6:22
Dave Inkpen, CIN 11:53
Blaine Stoughton, CIN 13:29
George Lyle, NE 15:46
3: none
Penalty time: CIN: 6 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
Shots: CIN: 10-14-18-42
NE : 8-12- 8-28
Goalies: CIN: Normand Lapointe (L, 2-1-0)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 2-2-1)
Attendance: 7,890