All WHA game summaries from January 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (19-16-2) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Calgary Cowboys (16-19-2) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | CAL, | Lynn Powis 16 (Peter Driscoll, John Miszuk), 13:23 |
| CAL, | Danny Lawson 14 (Dave Kryskow, John Miszuk), 15:41 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Danny Lawson 15 (Lynn Powis, Mike Ford), :33 |
| CAL, | Dave Kryskow 2 (Don Tannahill, Chris Evans), 6:15 | |
| 3: | IND, | Dick Proceviat 1, 3:14 |
| IND, | Al Karlander 9 (Frank Rochon, Darryl Maggs), 3:59 | |
| IND, | Darryl Maggs 8 (Hugh Harris, Blair MacDonald), 5:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Blair MacDonald, IND 3:32 |
| Peter Driscoll, CAL 8:46 | |
| John Miszuk, CAL 15:53 | |
| Dick Proceviat, IND 18:52 | |
| Kim Clackson, IND 19:53 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, IND 14:55 |
| 3: | Chris Evans, CAL 5:06 |
| Mark Lomenda, IND 8:37 |
Penalty time: IND: 10 minutes
CAL: 6 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Maggs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Rochon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Lawson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Powis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Kryskow | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Evans | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 8- 6- 9-23
CAL: 16-17-11-44
Goalies: IND: Michel Dion (L, 10-5-0)
CAL: Don McLeod (W, 14-13-1)
Attendance: 3,662
| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (17-23-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (18-17-5) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | John Arbour 3 (Ron Ward, Dave Keon), 6:19 |
| 2: | MIN, | Danny Gruen 8 (Ron Ward, Al McDonough), 10:10 |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Carlson 5 (Jack Carlson, Pat Westrum), 3:13 |
| MIN, | Jack Carlson 1 (Steve Carlson, Pat Westrum), 8:30 | |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 27 (John McKenzie, John Arbour), 19:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gregg Boddy, EDM 4:16 |
| Bryan Campbell, EDM 9:50 | |
| Doug Barrie, EDM 16:47 | |
| 2: | Steve Carlson, MIN 3:37 |
| Pat Westrum, MIN 6:53 | |
| Glen Sather, EDM 8:50 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN 10:27 | |
| Pat Westrum, MIN 10:52 | |
| Frank Beaton, EDM 14:28 | |
| 3: | Glen Sather, EDM 15:26 |
Penalty time: EDM: 12 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Boddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Beaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Carlson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Westrum | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gruen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 11- 9-11-31
MIN: 13-11-16-40
Goalies: EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 8-12-0)
MIN: Louis Levasseur (W, 14-10-1)
Attendance: 4,336
| 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 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seppo Repo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Huston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Callighen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Arndt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Bolduc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 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