WHA game summary from December 30, 1976

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (16-18-4)	2	2	2	6
Cincinnati Stingers (17-16-2)	1	1	2	4

1: NE , Gordie Roberts 7 (Doug Roberts, Gary MacGregor), 14:32
   CIN, Blaine Stoughton 22 (Greg Carroll, Barry Legge), 16:06
   NE , Dan Bolduc 6 (Ralph Backstrom, Ron Busniuk), 19:02
2: NE , Mike Rogers 11 (Danny Arndt, Doug Roberts), :50
   NE , Garry Swain 4 (Brett Callighen), 6:53
   CIN, Dennis Sobchuk 18 (John Hughes, Peter Marsh), 16:55
3: CIN, Claude Larose 14, 1:42
   CIN, Dennis Sobchuk 19 (Bill Steele, Ron Plumb), 14:21
   NE , Dan Bolduc 7, 15:26
   NE , Brett Callighen 2 (Garry Swain, Tommy Earl), 18:58

Penalties:

1: Ron Busniuk, NE 4:39
   John Hughes, CIN 6:58
   Bench penalty, CIN 9:23
2: Rich Leduc, CIN 0:23
   Doug Roberts, NE 3:03
   Dale Smedsmo, NE [major, misconduct] 3:03
   Brett Callighen, NE 11:12
   Bill Steele, CIN 11:12
   Rich Leduc, CIN 12:18
   Gordie Roberts, NE 12:18
   Greg Carroll, CIN 20:00
   Doug Roberts, NE 20:00
3: none

Penalty time: NE : 25 minutes
              CIN: 12 minutes

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Dan Bolduc	2	0	2	0
Brett Callighen	1	1	2	2
Garry Swain	1	1	2	0
Doug Roberts	0	2	2	4
Gordie Roberts	1	0	1	2
Mike Rogers	1	0	1	0
Ron Busniuk	0	1	1	2
Gary MacGregor	0	1	1	0
Danny Arndt	0	1	1	0
Ralph Backstrom	0	1	1	0
Tommy Earl	0	1	1	0
Dale Smedsmo	0	0	0	15
TOTAL

CIN Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Dennis Sobchuk	2	0	2	0
Claude Larose	1	0	1	0
Blaine Stoughton	1	0	1	0
John Hughes	0	1	1	2
Bill Steele	0	1	1	2
Greg Carroll	0	1	1	2
Ron Plumb	0	1	1	0
Barry Legge	0	1	1	0
Peter Marsh	0	1	1	0
Rich Leduc	0	0	0	4
TOTAL


Shots: NE : 15- 8-10-33
       CIN: 10-12-18-40

Goalies: NE : Cap Raeder (W, 4-1-0)
         CIN: Paul Hoganson (L, 5-3-1)

Attendance: 7,138