WHA game summary from December 28, 1976
| 1: |
MIN, | Mike Antonovich 22 (Dave Keon, Pat Westrum), 3:46 |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 23, 10:15 |
| MIN, | John McKenzie 14 (Dave Keon, John Arbour), 14:27 |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 24 (Bill Butters, Dave Keon), 17:35 |
| 2: |
NE , | Gary MacGregor 6 (Ralph Backstrom, Gordie Roberts), 12:03 |
| 3: |
NE , | Gary MacGregor 7 (Dan Bolduc, Ralph Backstrom), 5:33 |
| MIN, | Steve Carlson 4 (Ray McKay, Al McDonough), 8:52 |
| NE , | Danny Arndt 6, 12:22 |
| NE , | Gary MacGregor 8 (George Lyle, Mike Rogers), 17:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Arbour, MIN 8:08 |
| 2: |
Bill Butters, MIN 11:05 |
| 3: |
Ray Adduono, MIN [major] 11:48 |
| Dale Smedsmo, NE [major] 11:48 |
| John Arbour, MIN 16:50 |
Penalty time: NE : 5 minutes
MIN: 11 minutes
Shots: NE : 10- 8-13-31
MIN: 20-13-13-46
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (L, 11-8-3)
MIN: Louis Levasseur (W, 11-10-0)
Attendance: 9,483
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