WHA game summary from December 17, 1976
| 1: |
NE , | Tom Webster 16 (Rick Ley), 4:44 |
| 2: |
IND, | Hugh Harris 18 (Blair MacDonald), 2:25 |
| IND, | Al Karlander 6 (Bryon Baltimore, Ken Block), 7:32 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 17 (George Lyle, Brad Selwood), 12:46 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 18 (Mike Rogers, George Lyle), 13:00 |
| IND, | Gene Peacosh 9 (Pat Stapleton, Bob Sicinski), 13:38 |
| 3: |
IND, | Kim Clackson 2 (Blair MacDonald, Gene Peacosh), 13:41 |
| NE , | George Lyle 19 (Mike Rogers, Tom Webster), 18:49 |
| 4: |
IND, | Bob Sicinski 4 (Darryl Maggs, Gene Peacosh), 5:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Danny Arndt, NE 1:34 |
| Bryon Baltimore, IND 4:33 |
| Bryon Baltimore, IND 8:48 |
| Rick Ley, NE 12:44 |
| 2: |
Michel Parizeau, IND 12:32 |
| Rick Ley, NE 13:20 |
| 3: |
Brett Callighen, NE 2:49 |
| Darryl Maggs, IND 10:42 |
| Pat Stapleton, IND 19:08 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: IND: 10 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
Shots: IND: 12-10- 5- 3-30
NE : 7- 6-12- 1-26
Goalies: IND: Jim Park (W, 7-1-0)
NE : Cap Raeder (L, 2-1-0)
Attendance: 8,624
Indianapolis Racers (17-12-2)
New England Whalers (12-16-4)