All WHA game summaries from December 17, 1976
| 1: |
BIR, | Vaclav Nedomansky 17 (Richard Farda, Jean-Guy Lagace), 2:12 |
| BIR, | Vaclav Nedomansky 18, 12:21 |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 27 (Paul Henderson), 13:28 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 7 (Terry Ruskowski), 13:48 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 3 (Cam Connor), 1:04 |
| HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 9 (Ron Hansis, Poul Popiel), 3:02 |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 28 (John Stewart, Paul Henderson), 18:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Paul Henderson, BIR 6:07 |
| Rick Cunningham, BIR 7:23 |
| John Tonelli, HOU 7:23 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace, BIR 11:43 |
| Cam Connor, HOU [double minor] 11:43 |
| Rick Cunningham, BIR [misconduct] 11:43 |
| Dale Hoganson, BIR 16:54 |
| John Tonelli, HOU 16:54 |
| Don Larway, HOU 19:38 |
| 2: |
Cam Connor, HOU 2:29 |
| Gord Gallant, BIR 2:29 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU [major] 5:02 |
| John Stewart, BIR 9:41 |
| John Stewart, BIR [minor, major] 13:03 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU [minor, major] 13:03 |
| 3: |
Terry Ruskowski, HOU 8:01 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 9:18 |
| Tim Sheehy, BIR [major] 9:18 |
Penalty time: BIR: 34 minutes
HOU: 28 minutes
Shots: BIR: 9- 7- 6-22
HOU: 11-19-15-45
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (W, 7-15-1)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 7-5-3)
Attendance: 8,032
| 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
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
EDM, | Bill Flett 1, 5:48 |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Robbie Ftorek, PHO 4:43 |
| Barry Wilkins, EDM 10:09 |
| Frank Beaton, EDM 17:16 |
| Robbie Ftorek, PHO [double minor, misconduct] 18:43 |
| 2: |
Doug Barrie, EDM 8:16 |
| Al Hamilton, EDM 15:22 |
| Doug Barrie, EDM 17:06 |
| Robbie Ftorek, PHO 17:06 |
| 3: |
Rick Morris, EDM 7:43 |
| Frank Beaton, EDM 12:49 |
Penalty time: EDM: 14 minutes
PHO: 18 minutes
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|
| Robbie Ftorek |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 |
Shots: EDM: 8-11-11-30
PHO: 13-10-10-33
Goalies: EDM: Ken Broderick (W, 7-10-1)
PHO: Clay Hebenton (L, 7-12-2)
Attendance: 5,148
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