WHA game summary from March 9, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (29-35-6) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Birmingham Bulls (26-38-3) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1: BIR, Vaclav Nedomansky 28 (John Garrett, Jim Turkiewicz), 6:54
NE , John McKenzie 23 (Dave Keon, Bill Butters), 12:59
BIR, John Stewart 16, 19:04
2: no scoring
3: BIR, Tim Sheehy 36 (Jim Turkiewicz, Pete Marrin), 7:16
NE , Mike Rogers 21 (George Lyle, Tom Webster), 14:51
NE , Doug Roberts 3 (Larry Pleau, Dave Keon), 16:38
4: BIR, Jeff Jacques 17 (Jean-Guy Lagace, Paul Henderson), 1:27
Penalties:
1: Gordie Roberts, NE 11:12
2: Steve Carlson, NE 3:00
Ralph Backstrom, NE 8:23
Jean-Guy Lagace, BIR 14:00
Jack Carlson, NE 17:41
3: none
4: none
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
BIR: 2 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Garrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Marrin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 15- 7- 6- 0-28
BIR: 13- 8- 8- 1-30
Goalies: NE : Cap Raeder (L, 7-7-1)
BIR: John Garrett (W, 20-26-3)
Attendance: 7,934