WHA game summary from January 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (24-14-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (19-17-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CIN, | Rich Leduc 21 (Claude Larose, Blaine Stoughton), 9:39 |
| SD , | Larry Hornung 3 (Joe Noris, Tony Cassolato), 18:01 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CIN, | Rick Dudley 17 (Dennis Abgrall, Ron Plumb), 3:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Shmyr, SD 7:56 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: SD : 2 minutes
CIN: 0 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hornung | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cassolato | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Leduc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Abgrall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 6- 9-14-29
CIN: 14- 8-13-35
Goalies: SD : Ken Lockett (L, 10-7-0)
CIN: Normand Lapointe (W, 14-10-0)
Attendance: 13,660