WHA game summary from December 18, 1976
| 1: |
BIR, | Richard Farda 7 (Tim Sheehy, Jim Turkiewicz), 5:53 |
| NE , | Dan Bolduc 5 (Brett Callighen, Danny Arndt), 6:11 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 19 (Ron Busniuk), 19:16 |
| 2: |
NE , | Ralph Backstrom 9 (Brad Selwood), 4:32 |
| BIR, | Wayne Carleton 1 (Jeff Jacques, Jean-Guy Lagace), 12:40 |
| NE , | George Lyle 20 (Mike Rogers), 18:09 |
| 3: |
NE , | Gary MacGregor 5 (Ralph Backstrom, Larry Pleau), 11:44 |
| NE , | Dale Smedsmo 2 (Alan Hangsleben, Doug Roberts), 13:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jean-Guy Lagace, BIR [major] 11:46 |
| Dale Smedsmo, NE [minor, major] 11:46 |
| Brett Callighen, NE 15:36 |
| 2: |
Dale Smedsmo, NE 10:21 |
| 3: |
Jeff Jacques, BIR 10:56 |
| John Garrett, BIR 13:32 |
Penalty time: BIR: 9 minutes
NE : 11 minutes
Shots: BIR: 14- 9- 8-31
NE : 10-14-19-43
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (L, 7-16-1)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 10-6-3)
Attendance: 9,231