All WHA game summaries from January 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (20-15-4) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Calgary Cowboys (15-18-2) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 13 (John Gray, Poul Popiel), 4:21 |
| CAL, | Lynn Powis 15 (Warren Miller, John Miszuk), 5:20 | |
| CAL, | Don Tannahill 5 (Rick Jodzio, Peter Driscoll), 5:58 | |
| HOU, | Glen Irwin 2, 10:34 | |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 11 (Poul Popiel), 15:51 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Rich Preston 16 (Larry Lund, Gordie Howe), 1:18 |
| CAL, | Peter Driscoll 8 (Mike Ford, Paul Terbenche), 4:43 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Sentes, CAL 15:01 | |
| Glen Irwin, HOU [minor, major] 15:01 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Glen Irwin, HOU 4:20 | |
Penalty time: HOU: 9 minutes
CAL: 2 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Driscoll | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Powis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Jodzio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 10- 9- 7-26
CAL: 4- 7- 7-18
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 9-6-3)
CAL: Don McLeod (L, 13-13-1)
Attendance: 4,531
| 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 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | 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