All WHA game summaries from October 23, 1976
| 1: |
BIR, | Mark Napier 9 (Frank Mahovlich), 18:24 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Gavin Kirk 5 (Frank Mahovlich), :12 |
| IND, | Al Karlander 1 (Brian McDonald), 5:18 |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 10 (Gavin Kirk), 17:24 |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bryon Baltimore, IND 0:53 |
| Bryan Campbell, IND 13:35 |
| Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 17:16 |
| 2: |
Jeff Jacques, BIR 13:07 |
| 3: | none |
Penalty time: BIR: 4 minutes
IND: 4 minutes
Shots: BIR: 7-13- 8-28
IND: 14-14-13-41
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (W, 2-3-1)
IND: Andy Brown (L, 1-1-1)
Attendance: 10,147
| 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
| 1: |
QUE, | J.C. Tremblay 1 (Marc Tardif, Real Cloutier), 4:17 |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 3 (Real Cloutier), 7:57 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Richard Grenier 5 (Curt Brackenbury), :09 |
| HOU, | Marty Howe 3 (Cam Connor, Rich Preston), 2:17 |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 5 (Serge Bernier, Wally Weir), 8:00 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 2 (Terry Ruskowski), 12:41 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Marc Tardif 4 (J.C. Tremblay), 9:30 |
| QUE, | Serge Bernier 9 (Bob Fitchner, Paulin Bordeleau), 19:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Schella, HOU 3:36 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU 15:58 |
| Charles Constantin, QUE 15:58 |
| 2: |
John Tonelli, HOU 6:04 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 6:04 |
| Andre Hinse, HOU 9:29 |
| 3: |
Real Cloutier, QUE 6:39 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 11:30 |
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
QUE: 8 minutes
Shots: HOU: 8-12- 7-27
QUE: 12-12- 8-32
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 2-3-0)
QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 4-1-0)
Attendance: 9,857
Birmingham Bulls (4-4-1)
Indianapolis Racers (2-4-1)
Cincinnati Stingers (3-3-2)
New England Whalers (2-3-1)
Houston Aeros (3-4-1)
Quebec Nordiques (7-1-0)