All WHA game summaries from December 21, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (19-15-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Birmingham Bulls (11-25-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | QUE, | Serge Bernier 25 (Richard Grenier), 5:07 |
| BIR, | Tim Sheehy 19 (Dale Hoganson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 10:16 | |
| 2: | QUE, | Steve Sutherland 5 (Pierre Roy, J.C. Tremblay), 13:14 |
| BIR, | Jeff Jacques 9 (Lou Nistico, Dale Hoganson), 18:59 | |
| 3: | BIR, | Jean-Guy Lagace 1 (Jim Turkiewicz, Mark Napier), 5:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 1:11 |
| Charles Constantin, QUE 1:11 | |
| John Garrett, BIR 4:35 | |
| Pierre Roy, QUE 10:12 | |
| Jeff Jacques, BIR 14:00 | |
| 2: | John Stewart, BIR 14:27 |
| J.C. Tremblay, QUE 16:31 | |
| 3: | Bob Fitchner, QUE [game misconduct] 5:18 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace, BIR 13:07 | |
| Richard Farda, BIR 15:47 |
Penalty time: QUE: 16 minutes
BIR: 12 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Bernier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Roy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Grenier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Constantin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Napier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Farda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 9-12- 9-30
BIR: 7- 6- 8-21
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 13-9-1)
BIR: John Garrett (W, 8-17-1)
Attendance: 8,376
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calgary Cowboys (12-17-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Edmonton Oilers (16-19-1) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | EDM, | Glen Sather 8 (Gregg Boddy, Bryan Campbell), 1:27 |
| CAL, | Mike Ford 1 (Paul Terbenche, Lynn Powis), 14:41 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Bob Nevin 3 (Gregg Boddy, Randy Rota), 13:45 |
| EDM, | Dave Langevin 3 (Dave Dryden), 18:11 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Gavin Kirk 9 (Randy Rota, Barry Wilkins), 12:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Lindskog, CAL 4:06 |
| Al Hamilton, EDM 12:20 | |
| Doug Barrie, EDM 14:34 | |
| Gavin Kirk, EDM 14:34 | |
| Glen Sather, EDM 15:51 | |
| 2: | Rick Jodzio, CAL 1:55 |
| John Miszuk, CAL 5:44 | |
| Rick Jodzio, CAL [major] 7:24 | |
| Frank Beaton, EDM [major] 7:24 | |
| 3: | Rick Morris, EDM 19:25 |
Penalty time: CAL: 11 minutes
EDM: 15 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Powis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Jodzio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Lindskog | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Boddy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Rota | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Sather | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Langevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Wilkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dryden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Beaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 10- 2-11-23
EDM: 12-16- 5-33
Goalies: CAL: Gary Bromley (L, 2-2-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 8-9-0)
Attendance: 6,599
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (13-17-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Houston Aeros (16-13-4) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | HOU, | Larry Lund 11 (Rich Preston, Gordie Howe), 15:47 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | HOU, | Cam Connor 15 (Al McLeod, Ted Taylor), 4:54 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 6 (Don Larway, Poul Popiel), 15:27 | |
| HOU, | Cam Connor 16 (Terry Ruskowski, Ted Taylor), 17:28 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ralph Backstrom, NE 4:32 |
| Don Larway, HOU 18:33 | |
| John Gray, HOU 18:33 | |
| 2: | Cam Connor, HOU 6:56 |
| Tom Webster, NE 7:29 | |
| Brett Callighen, NE [major] 11:44 | |
| Glen Irwin, HOU [major] 11:44 | |
| 3: | Gordie Howe, HOU 10:57 |
| Mark Howe, HOU [major] 12:08 | |
| George Lyle, NE [major] 12:08 |
Penalty time: NE : 14 minutes
HOU: 18 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Connor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 4- 8- 6-18
HOU: 9-11-12-32
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (L, 10-7-3)
HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 8-8-1)
Attendance: 7,274