WHA game summary from January 9, 1977
| 1: |
SD , | Norm Ferguson 26, 9:21 |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 12, 10:02 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 35 (Marc Tardif, Serge Bernier), 12:50 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Marc Tardif 27 (Real Cloutier, J.C. Tremblay), 17:44 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Jim Dorey 4 (J.C. Tremblay, Marc Tardif), 4:20 |
| QUE, | Christian Bordeleau 19 (Real Cloutier, Marc Tardif), 9:37 |
| QUE, | Charles Constantin 11, 15:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Tony Cassolato, SD 2:04 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 4:27 |
| Bob Falkenberg, SD 11:36 |
| Serge Bernier, QUE 15:38 |
| 2: |
Steve Sutherland, QUE 5:13 |
| Serge Bernier, QUE 6:56 |
| Wayne Rivers, SD 9:46 |
| Kevin Devine, SD 17:11 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 19:53 |
| 3: |
Brent Hughes, SD 3:49 |
| Christian Bordeleau, QUE 5:10 |
| Gerry Pinder, SD 5:10 |
Penalty time: SD : 12 minutes
QUE: 12 minutes
Shots: SD : 12- 8- 5-25
QUE: 11-13- 7-31
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (L, 13-7-0)
QUE: Ed Humphreys (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 9,015
San Diego Mariners (24-15-2)
Quebec Nordiques (25-15-1)