WHA game summary from April 9, 1977

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (35-41-6)	0	2	0	2
Quebec Nordiques (48-31-3)	2	0	3	5
Quebec Nordiques lead, 1 game to 0   (best of 7)

1: QUE, Wally Weir 1 (Real Cloutier, Andre Boudrias), :39
   QUE, Andre Boudrias 1 (J.C. Tremblay, Serge Bernier), 14:49
2: NE , Gordie Roberts 1 (Rick Ley), 6:04
   NE , Tom Webster 1 (Rick Ley), 10:36
3: QUE, Francois Lacombe 1 (Real Cloutier, Andre Boudrias), 5:04
   QUE, Pierre Guite 1 (Serge Bernier, Paulin Bordeleau), 7:44
   QUE, Real Cloutier 1 (Andre Boudrias, Charles Constantin), 12:43

Penalties:

1: Paulin Bordeleau, QUE 0:56
   Charles Constantin, QUE 6:19
   Alan Hangsleben, NE 10:38
   Rick Ley, NE 13:24
2: Bill Butters, NE 2:35
   Curt Brackenbury, QUE 8:35
   John McKenzie, NE 16:39
3: Francois Lacombe, QUE 8:37
   Bill Butters, NE 13:28
   Paul Baxter, QUE 14:41
   Rick Ley, NE 14:41
   Garry Lariviere, QUE 16:20
   Steve Carlson, NE 19:11
   Pierre Guite, QUE [minor, major] 19:11
   Jim Dorey, QUE [double minor] 19:30
   Jim Dorey, QUE [game misconduct] 19:30
   Alan Hangsleben, NE [minor, major] 19:30
   Curt Brackenbury, QUE [minor, major] 19:30

Penalty time: NE : 21 minutes
              QUE: 40 minutes

Shots: NE :  6- 7- 7-20
       QUE:  7- 6- 8-21

Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (L, 0-1-0)
         QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 1-0-0)

Attendance: 8,090