WHA game summary from February 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (30-17-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Indianapolis Racers (25-22-6) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | HOU, | Larry Lund 15 (Gordie Howe), 10:21 |
| IND, | Blair MacDonald 21, 16:30 | |
| 2: | IND, | Michel Parizeau 13 (Gene Peacosh, Rene Leclerc), 6:11 |
| IND, | Al Karlander 15 (Dave Inkpen), 15:36 | |
| HOU, | John Gray 18 (Mark Howe, Gordie Howe), 18:52 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Morris Lukowich 17 (Don Larway, Rich Preston), 7:38 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 16 (Cam Connor, Poul Popiel), 10:58 | |
| IND, | Blair MacDonald 22 (Brian McDonald, Darryl Maggs), 19:18 | |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Taylor, HOU 2:48 |
| 2: | Poul Popiel, HOU [major] 6:06 |
| Darryl Maggs, IND 10:49 | |
| 3: | Terry Ruskowski, HOU [major] 3:20 |
| Rosaire Paiement, IND [major] 3:20 | |
| 4: | Kim Clackson, IND 6:16 |
Penalty time: HOU: 12 minutes
IND: 9 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Morris Lukowich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cam Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 13-13- 8- 6-40
IND: 5- 9-13- 6-33
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (T, 13-7-4)
IND: Jim Park (T, 13-4-4)
Attendance: 8,226