WHA game summary from December 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (14-10-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Phoenix Roadrunners (12-12-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | SD , | Andre Lacroix 8 (Gary Veneruzzo), 2:08 |
| PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 21 (John Gray), 14:59 | |
| PHO, | Ron Huston 7 (Seppo Repo), 15:39 | |
| SD , | Paul Shmyr 3 (Kevin Devine), 16:24 | |
| 2: | PHO, | Ron Huston 8 (Garry Lariviere, Al McLeod), 5:46 |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 10 (Joe Noris), 12:53 | |
| 3: | SD , | Don Burgess 3 (Norm Ferguson), 14:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Del Hall, PHO 4:24 | |
| Brent Hughes, SD 4:24 | ||
| Randy Legge, SD 4:52 | ||
| Jerry Rollins, PHO [major] 9:11 | ||
| Kevin Devine, SD [major] 9:11 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo, SD 17:47 | ||
| John Gray, PHO 18:35 | ||
| Kevin Morrison, SD 18:35 | ||
| 2: | Serge Beaudoin, PHO 5:38 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: SD : 13 minutes
PHO: 11 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Devine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Huston | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seppo Repo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Rollins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Del Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 7-15- 6-28
PHO: 16- 7- 7-30
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 8-4-0)
PHO: Clay Hebenton (L, 7-7-2)
Attendance: 7,127