WHA game summary from January 4, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Roadrunners (14-22-2) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Birmingham Bulls (14-27-1) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | BIR, | Paul Henderson 13 (Dale Hoganson, John Stewart), 1:29 |
| PHO, | Bob Liddington 11, 2:25 | |
| BIR, | Jeff Jacques 11 (Pete Marrin, Lou Nistico), 6:02 | |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 31 (Paul Henderson, Dale Hoganson), 9:31 | |
| PHO, | Ron Huston 10 (Garry Lariviere, Lauri Mononen), 14:06 | |
| PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 25 (Del Hall, Lauri Mononen), 18:09 | |
| 2: | PHO, | Seppo Repo 13 (Jim Niekamp, Bob Liddington), 4:48 |
| PHO, | Serge Beaudoin 4 (Seppo Repo), 8:54 | |
| BIR, | Lou Nistico 7 (Pete Marrin), 13:21 | |
| 3: | BIR, | Tim Sheehy 21 (Rick Cunningham, Vaclav Nedomansky), 12:52 |
| BIR, | Gilles Bilodeau 1 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Rick Cunningham), 13:11 | |
| BIR, | Tim Sheehy 22 (Gilles Bilodeau, Vaclav Nedomansky), 14:08 | |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 32 (Jean-Guy Lagace), 16:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Gray, PHO 3:59 |
| Serge Beaudoin, PHO 4:31 | |
| Jean-Guy Lagace, BIR 11:35 | |
| Robbie Ftorek, PHO 11:35 | |
| Pete Marrin, BIR 12:07 | |
| John Garrett, BIR 12:44 | |
| 2: | Rick Cunningham, BIR 2:08 |
| Serge Beaudoin, PHO 10:09 | |
| Lou Nistico, BIR [minor, major] 18:48 | |
| Jim Niekamp, PHO [minor, major] 18:48 | |
| 3: | Serge Beaudoin, PHO 0:15 |
| Dave Gorman, BIR 14:57 | |
| Serge Beaudoin, PHO 14:57 |
Penalty time: PHO: 19 minutes
BIR: 17 minutes
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seppo Repo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lauri Mononen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Huston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Del Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Napier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Marrin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Gorman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: PHO: 11- 9- 9-29
BIR: 15-11-14-40
Goalies: PHO: Gary Kurt,
Clay Hebenton BIR: Wayne Wood,
John Garrett Attendance: 7,280
Clay Hebenton BIR: Wayne Wood,
John Garrett Attendance: 7,280