WHA game summary from December 12, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (9-22-1) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (13-17-1) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1: EDM, Bob Russell 5 (Rick Morris, Doug Barrie), 2:54
BIR, Paul Henderson 8 (John Stewart, Jean-Guy Lagace), 7:56
BIR, Mark Napier 26 (John Stewart, Paul Henderson), 8:03
EDM, Tom Simpson 8 (Bryan Campbell, Glen Sather), 9:12
EDM, Randy Rota 2 (Norm Ullman, Doug Barrie), 11:12
2: EDM, Rusty Patenaude 10 (Gregg Boddy, Gavin Kirk), :26 - PP
BIR, Tim Sheehy 16 (Richard Farda), 4:42
3: EDM, Doug Barrie 4 (Dave Dryden), 19:36
Penalties:
1: Vaclav Nedomansky, BIR 18:32
2: Bench penalty, EDM 9:51
Gregg Boddy, EDM 15:25
Jeff Jacques, BIR 16:21
Glen Sather, EDM 16:21
3: Frank Beaton, EDM 9:02
Dale Hoganson, BIR 9:10
Penalty time: BIR: 6 minutes
EDM: 8 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Napier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Farda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Barrie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Rota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Boddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Sather | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dryden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Beaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 7-11-10-28
EDM: 14- 6-16-36
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (L, 6-15-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 7-8-0)
Attendance: 7,250