WHA game summary from January 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Roadrunners (15-22-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New England Whalers (17-22-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PHO, | Garry Lariviere 3 (Frank Hughes, Robbie Ftorek), 16:24 |
| 2: | NE , | Brett Callighen 4 (Larry Pleau, Tommy Earl), :36 |
| NE , | Danny Arndt 7 (Mike Rogers, George Lyle), 7:57 | |
| PHO, | Andre Hinse 3 (Jerry Rollins), 18:47 | |
| 3: | NE , | Dan Bolduc 8 (Ralph Backstrom, Gary MacGregor), 11:46 |
| PHO, | Bob Liddington 12 (Jerry Rollins, Seppo Repo), 17:52 | |
| PHO, | Jim Niekamp 1 (Ron Huston), 18:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Robbie Ftorek, PHO 6:16 | |
| Jerry Rollins, PHO 13:10 | ||
| Ron Busniuk, NE 15:15 | ||
| 2: | Duane Bray, PHO 2:26 | |
| George Lyle, NE [major] 19:30 | ||
| Jerry Rollins, PHO [major, misconduct] 19:30 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PHO: 21 minutes
NE : 7 minutes
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rollins | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Huston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seppo Repo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duane Bray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Arndt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Bolduc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: PHO: 7-13-13-33
NE : 11-12- 9-32
Goalies: PHO: Clay Hebenton (W, 8-14-2)
NE : Cap Raeder (L, 4-4-0)
Attendance: 9,904