WHA game summary from December 26, 1976
| 1: |
BIR, | Pete Marrin 12 (Dale Hoganson), 5:10 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 8 (Gordie Howe, Terry Ruskowski), 8:31 |
| BIR, | Richard Farda 8 (Dave Gorman, Jean-Guy Lagace), 10:29 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 11 (John Stewart, Mark Napier), 12:46 |
| BIR, | John Stewart 5 (Mark Napier, Paul Henderson), 13:05 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Tim Sheehy 20 (Richard Farda, Vaclav Nedomansky), 11:11 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Don Larway 9 (Gordie Howe), 15:22 |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 30, 17:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jean-Guy Lagace, BIR 4:33 |
| Larry Lund, HOU [major] 7:53 |
| Tim Sheehy, BIR [minor, major] 7:53 |
| 2: |
Don Larway, HOU 1:31 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 14:00 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 18:25 |
| 3: |
Ron Hansis, HOU 6:06 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 14:03 |
Penalty time: HOU: 13 minutes
BIR: 11 minutes
Shots: HOU: 12-10-16-38
BIR: 14-10-10-34
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 8-6-3)
BIR: John Garrett (W, 10-17-1)
Attendance: 11,234
Houston Aeros (17-14-4)
Birmingham Bulls (13-25-1)