WHA game summary from February 1, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (20-29-5) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Birmingham Bulls (19-32-1) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | BIR, | Tim Sheehy 28 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Jim Turkiewicz), 9:34 |
| NE , | Alan Hangsleben 10 (Tom Webster), 10:40 | |
| BIR, | Lou Nistico 9 (Gilles Bilodeau, Pat Westrum), 13:08 | |
| NE , | Alan Hangsleben 11 (Ralph Backstrom, Larry Pleau), 18:10 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BIR, | Gord Gallant 6 (Mark Napier, Jean-Guy Lagace), 4:19 |
| NE , | Gordie Roberts 10 (Mike Rogers, Tom Webster), 7:42 | |
| BIR, | Jeff Jacques 14 (Lou Nistico, Jim Turkiewicz), 11:48 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Larry Pleau, NE 3:22 | |
| Vaclav Nedomansky, BIR 8:17 | ||
| Ron Busniuk, NE 8:17 | ||
| 3: | Dave Gorman, BIR 6:17 | |
| Jeff Jacques, BIR 14:24 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 14:24 | ||
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
BIR: 6 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hangsleben | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 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 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Nistico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Gallant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Napier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Westrum | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Gorman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 15- 7-10-32
BIR: 15- 8-11-34
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson,
Cap Raeder BIR: John Garrett (W, 14-22-1) Attendance: 9,467
Cap Raeder BIR: John Garrett (W, 14-22-1) Attendance: 9,467