WHA game summary from January 27, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (19-27-5) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
 San Diego Mariners (26-20-2) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: NE , Tommy Earl 8 (Dave Keon), 15:43
2: SD , Larry Hornung 4 (Wayne Rivers, Rick Sentes), 3:21
SD , Larry Hornung 5 (Paul Shmyr), 3:54
3: SD , Don Burgess 12 (Ray Adduono, Paul Shmyr), 2:32
NE , Ralph Backstrom 12 (Larry Pleau), 3:15
NE , George Lyle 28 (Tom Webster, Mike Rogers), 14:05
NE , Rick Ley 1 (Steve Carlson), 17:50
NE , Dave Keon 16 (John McKenzie), 19:31
Penalties:
1: Ron Busniuk, NE 15:00
2: none
3: Brett Callighen, NE 1:52
Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 7:09
Peter McNamee, SD 14:00
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
SD : 2 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hornung | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter McNamee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 10- 6-10-26
SD : 7-11- 6-24
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 14-11-3)
SD : Ken Lockett (L, 11-9-0)
Attendance: 4,239