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
Cincinnati Stingers (3-3-2)
New England Whalers (2-3-1)