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 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 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 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Marrin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Garrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 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