WHA game summary from January 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (24-13-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (17-20-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | SD , | Kevin Morrison 6 (Ernie Wakely), 16:34 |
| 2: | NE , | Tommy Earl 6 (Brett Callighen, Larry Pleau), 6:48 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 25 (Andre Lacroix, Paul Shmyr), 18:39 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 16:06 | |
| 2: | Kevin Devine, SD 8:39 | |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 17:31 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: SD : 2 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Wakely | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Earl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 14-10- 7-31
NE : 8-17-10-35
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 13-6-0)
NE : Cap Raeder (L, 4-3-0)
Attendance: 7,623