WHA game summary from December 28, 1976
| 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
Winnipeg Jets (18-14-1)
Houston Aeros (18-14-4)