WHA game summary from December 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (14-16-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Calgary Cowboys (13-17-2) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | CAL, | John Miszuk 2 (Lynn Powis), 6:07 |
| MIN, | Danny Gruen 5 (Steve Carlson, Al McDonough), 10:19 | |
| CAL, | Rick Sentes 8 (Lynn Powis, Wayne Connelly), 13:09 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Butch Deadmarsh, MIN 6:56 | |
| Richard Lemieux, CAL [major] 11:24 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh, MIN [minor, major] 11:24 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield, CAL 13:56 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | John McKenzie, MIN 9:23 | |
Penalty time: MIN: 11 minutes
CAL: 7 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gruen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Powis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10- 5- 4-19
CAL: 12-12- 8-32
Goalies: MIN: Louis Levasseur (L, 10-9-0)
CAL: Don McLeod (W, 11-12-1)
Attendance: 3,568