WHA game summary from December 7, 1976
| 1: |
NE , | Ralph Backstrom 8 (Gary MacGregor), 15:20 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 13 (Mike Rogers, Doug Roberts), 17:13 |
| 2: |
MIN, | Gord Gallant 1 (Jerry Zrymiak, Ray Adduono), 15:51 |
| MIN, | Butch Deadmarsh 8 (Ray Adduono), 18:30 |
| 3: |
MIN, | Mike Antonovich 17 (Ray Adduono, Dave Keon), 12:41 |
| MIN, | Al McDonough 6 (John Arbour), 17:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ray Adduono, MIN 4:45 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 6:09 |
| Danny Gruen, MIN [major] 8:56 |
| Ron Busniuk, NE [minor, major] 8:56 |
| Ron Ward, MIN 9:13 |
| Doug Roberts, NE 17:47 |
| 2: |
Danny Gruen, MIN 3:05 |
| Ron Busniuk, NE [major] 3:05 |
| Bill Butters, MIN [major] 10:24 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE [major] 10:24 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 17:01 |
| 3: |
Ron Busniuk, NE 5:08 |
| Rick Ley, NE 10:30 |
Penalty time: NE : 27 minutes
MIN: 16 minutes
Shots: NE : 8- 6-11-25
MIN: 12-13-13-38
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (L, 8-6-3)
MIN: Louis Levasseur (W, 8-7-0)
Attendance: 3,671
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