All WHA game summaries from December 28, 1976
| 1: |
QUE, | Real Cloutier 31 (Christian Bordeleau, Charles Constantin), 16:11 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Serge Bernier 28 (Paulin Bordeleau, Steve Sutherland), 6:31 |
| QUE, | Bob Fitchner 2 (Andre Boudrias, Real Cloutier), 18:43 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Rusty Patenaude 11 (Al Hamilton, Barry Wilkins), 6:47 |
| EDM, | Doug Barrie 5 (Barry Wilkins, Rick Morris), 7:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gavin Kirk, EDM 2:53 |
| Pierre Roy, QUE 6:39 |
| Frank Beaton, EDM 10:32 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 17:40 |
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 18:15 |
| 2: |
Bench penalty, EDM 9:55 |
| Charles Constantin, QUE 11:24 |
| Bryan Campbell, EDM 15:51 |
| 3: |
Dave Langevin, EDM 2:51 |
| Rick Morris, EDM 5:31 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE [double minor] 5:31 |
| J.C. Tremblay, QUE 8:31 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 19:29 |
Penalty time: QUE: 14 minutes
EDM: 14 minutes
Shots: QUE: 8- 7- 6-21
EDM: 8-12- 6-26
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur,
Serge Aubry
EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 8-10-0)
Attendance: 12,050
| 1: |
HOU, | Rich Preston 14 (Gordie Howe), 8:42 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 3 (Heikki Riihiranta, Ulf Nilsson), 12:13 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Marty Howe 9 (Poul Popiel, Larry Lund), 10:09 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 7 (Cam Connor), 11:02 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 8 (Rich Preston, Larry Lund), 19:42 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Ron Hansis 3 (Rich Preston, Larry Lund), 2:08 |
| WIN, | Bill Lesuk 8, 2:43 |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 13 (Dave Dunn, Willy Lindstrom), 11:24 |
| HOU, | John Gray 11 (Cam Connor, Ted Taylor), 15:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none |
| 2: |
Thommie Bergman, WIN 2:15 |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 7:40 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 8:25 |
| Dave Dunn, WIN 8:25 |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 8:29 |
| Dave Dunn, WIN 11:28 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 11:44 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 15:47 |
| 3: |
Cam Connor, HOU 12:46 |
Penalty time: WIN: 8 minutes
HOU: 10 minutes
Shots: WIN: 7- 2- 6-15
HOU: 7-13- 9-29
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (L, 16-10-1)
HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 10-8-1)
Attendance: 12,729
| 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
| 1: |
PHO, | Lauri Mononen 10 (Serge Beaudoin, Del Hall), 3:03 |
| PHO, | Lauri Mononen 11 (Del Hall, Robbie Ftorek), 7:30 |
| 2: |
PHO, | Del Hall 18 (Robbie Ftorek, Lauri Mononen), 1:34 |
| IND, | Darryl Maggs 5 (Rosaire Paiement, Michel Parizeau), 15:32 |
| IND, | Blair MacDonald 16 (Hugh Harris), 16:42 |
| 3: |
PHO, | Mike Hobin 1 (Andre Hinse, Frank Hughes), 13:08 |
| IND, | Darryl Maggs 6 (Michel Parizeau), 19:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ron Huston, PHO 12:22 |
| 2: | none |
| 3: |
Ken Block, IND 2:08 |
| Bryon Baltimore, IND 8:09 |
| Lauri Mononen, PHO 8:09 |
| Pat Stapleton, IND 11:12 |
| Jim Niekamp, PHO 14:54 |
| Rosaire Paiement, IND [minor, major] 16:54 |
| John Gray, PHO [minor, major] 16:54 |
| Ron Huston, PHO 18:13 |
Penalty time: IND: 13 minutes
PHO: 15 minutes
Shots: IND: 9-17- 8-34
PHO: 10-15-10-35
Goalies: IND: Michel Dion (L, 9-3-0)
PHO: Gary Kurt (W, 7-3-0)
Attendance: 6,306
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