WHA game summary from January 13, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (17-24-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indianapolis Racers (21-17-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | IND, | Reg Thomas 14 (Hugh Harris, Rosaire Paiement), 16:11 |
| IND, | Bob Sicinski 6 (Darryl Maggs, Mark Lomenda), 17:47 | |
| 2: | IND, | Frank Rochon 4 (Dick Proceviat, Rosaire Paiement), 12:22 |
| 3: | NE , | Tom Webster 21, 7:35 |
| IND, | Frank Rochon 5 (Michel Parizeau, Pat Stapleton), 14:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Maggs, IND 4:48 | |
| Garry Swain, NE 7:13 | ||
| Darryl Maggs, IND 12:54 | ||
| Tommy Earl, NE 15:21 | ||
| Tom Webster, NE 17:28 | ||
| Jim Park, IND 19:08 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Christer Abrahamsson, NE 12:47 | |
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
IND: 6 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Swain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christer Abrahamsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Rochon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 8- 7-11-26
IND: 11-15-13-39
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (L, 12-10-3)
IND: Jim Park (W, 9-2-0)
Attendance: 7,124