WHA game summary from December 12, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (16-12-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (12-13-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | SD , | Randy Legge 1 (Joe Noris, Kevin Devine), :26 |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 18 (John McKenzie, Dave Keon), 13:17 | |
| 2: | SD , | Tony Cassolato 5 (Kevin Devine, Kevin Morrison), 13:35 |
| 3: | MIN, | Gord Gallant 2 (Jack Carlson, Jerry Zrymiak), :24 |
| SD , | Paul Shmyr 4 (Joe Noris), 10:36 | |
| SD , | Peter McNamee 1 (Gerry Pinder), 11:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Butch Deadmarsh, MIN [major] 3:04 | |
| Norm Ferguson, SD [major] 3:04 | ||
Penalty time: SD : 5 minutes
MIN: 5 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Noris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter McNamee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cassolato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Gallant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Zrymiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 10-12-10-32
MIN: 12-11-13-36
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 9-5-0)
MIN: Louis Levasseur (L, 8-8-0)
Attendance: 5,263