WHA game summary from December 18, 1976
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
SD , | Wayne Rivers 8 (Paul Shmyr, Andre Lacroix), 3:20 |
| SD , | Tony Cassolato 6 (Norm Ferguson), 6:54 |
| HOU, | Poul Popiel 6 (Larry Lund, Gordie Howe), 8:30 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 20 (Paul Shmyr, Bob Dobek), 12:35 |
| HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 10 (Cam Connor), 15:48 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Al McLeod 2, 7:38 |
| SD , | Bob Dobek 5 (Andre Lacroix, Paul Shmyr), 15:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Tony Cassolato, SD 0:53 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 7:35 |
| Brent Hughes, SD 12:19 |
| 2: |
Rich Preston, HOU 3:10 |
| Ken Lockett, SD 4:45 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 5:11 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 19:22 |
| 3: |
Andre Lacroix, SD 11:13 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 14:31 |
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
SD : 8 minutes
Shots: HOU: 8-10- 7-25
SD : 10-10-11-31
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 7-8-1)
SD : Ken Lockett (W, 8-6-0)
Attendance: 5,522
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