WHA game summary from February 5, 1977
| 1: |
CIN, | Rick Dudley 20 (Ron Plumb, Dennis Abgrall), :58 |
| CIN, | Claude Larose 18 (Blaine Stoughton, Ron Plumb), 3:35 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 23 (Gordie Roberts), 5:07 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 8, 17:24 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Rick Dudley 21 (Rich Leduc, Pierre Roy), 5:22 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 22 (Dennis Abgrall), 6:03 |
| CIN, | Rich Leduc 29 (Rick Dudley, Blaine Stoughton), 11:04 |
| CIN, | Dennis Sobchuk 27, 13:13 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Rick Dudley 23 (Rich Leduc, Dennis Abgrall), 9:49 |
| CIN, | Rich Leduc 30 (John Hughes, Ron Plumb), 15:13 |
| NE , | Ralph Backstrom 13 (Gordie Roberts), 17:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Christer Abrahamsson, NE 7:15 |
| Bill Butters, NE 11:35 |
| Ron Plumb, CIN 12:38 |
| Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 19:56 |
| 2: |
Jack Carlson, NE [major] 6:03 |
| Pierre Roy, CIN [major] 6:03 |
| Bill Butters, NE 10:25 |
| Dale Smedsmo, CIN 11:27 |
| 3: |
Jack Carlson, NE 3:55 |
| Bill Butters, NE 13:21 |
Penalty time: NE : 17 minutes
CIN: 9 minutes
Shots: NE : 11-10- 5-26
CIN: 11-13-13-37
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (L, 15-13-3)
CIN: Jacques Caron (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 10,105
New England Whalers (20-31-5)
Cincinnati Stingers (24-24-2)