WHA game summary from January 2, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (13-27-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (17-17-4) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: MIN, Mike Antonovich 26 (Dave Keon, John McKenzie), 2:14
3: MIN, Ron Ward 11 (John Arbour, Danny Gruen), 2:00
MIN, Butch Deadmarsh 9 (Craig Patrick, Steve Carlson), 3:10
BIR, John Stewart 6, 8:26
Penalties:
1: Lou Nistico, BIR 6:12
Paul Henderson, BIR 9:16
Jerry Zrymiak, MIN 17:59
Steve Carlson, MIN 18:51
2: Jeff Jacques, BIR [misconduct] 4:29
John McKenzie, MIN 5:49
Bill Butters, MIN [major] 5:49
Gilles Bilodeau, BIR [minor, major] 5:49
Bill Butters, MIN 13:12
3: Rick Cunningham, BIR 15:00
Penalty time: BIR: 23 minutes
MIN: 13 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gruen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Zrymiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 10-13-15-38
MIN: 16-12- 8-36
Goalies: BIR: Wayne Wood (L, 1-8-0)
MIN: Louis Levasseur (W, 13-10-0)
Attendance: 4,640