All WHA game summaries from April 17, 1977
| 1: |
EDM, | Bryan Campbell 1 (Glen Sather, Al Hamilton), 2:55 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 1 (Larry Lund, Rich Preston), 8:21 |
| EDM, | Dave Langevin 1 (Norm Ullman, Ron Busniuk), 8:51 |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 3 (Barry Wilkins, Bill Flett), 13:57 |
| 2: |
EDM, | Brett Callighen 4 (Bill Flett, Al Hamilton), 2:23 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 1 (Terry Ruskowski, Ted Taylor), 4:20 |
| EDM, | Gavin Kirk 1 (Gregg Boddy, Brett Callighen), 17:21 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Randy Rota 2 (Norm Ullman, Frank Beaton), 15:46 |
| EDM, | Bryan Campbell 2 (Frank Beaton, Dave Langevin), 18:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rich Preston, HOU 0:59 |
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 2:06 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 2:06 |
| Gregg Boddy, EDM 5:05 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 5:05 |
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 6:57 |
| Barry Wilkins, EDM 6:57 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 7:25 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM 10:35 |
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 16:02 |
| 2: |
Cam Connor, HOU 1:02 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 2:01 |
| Ron Busniuk, EDM 12:21 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 12:21 |
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 14:20 |
| Al McLeod, HOU 19:16 |
| Frank Beaton, EDM [major, misconduct] 19:16 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 19:57 |
| 3: |
Ron Grahame, HOU 1:36 |
| Gregg Boddy, EDM 11:34 |
| John Tonelli, HOU 17:42 |
Penalty time: HOU: 22 minutes
EDM: 33 minutes
Shots: HOU: 7-12- 8-27
EDM: 14-17- 9-40
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 2-1-0)
EDM: Ken Broderick (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 14,754
| 1: |
SD , | Don Burgess 2 (Joe Noris, Kevin Devine), 1:44 |
| WIN, | Danny Lawson 2 (Barry Long, Mats Lindh), 9:24 |
| SD , | Ray Adduono 2 (Brent Hughes, Norm Ferguson), 11:47 |
| SD , | Rick Sentes 2 (Brent Hughes, Kevin Morrison), 15:16 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Bobby Guindon 1 (Mike Ford), 5:59 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 5 (Mats Lindh, Perry Miller), 12:28 |
| WIN, | Dan Labraaten 1 (Peter Sullivan, Mike Ford), 16:08 |
| SD , | Rick Sentes 3 (Andre Lacroix, Wayne Rivers), 17:09 |
| 3: |
SD , | Norm Ferguson 2 (Paul Shmyr, Brent Hughes), 18:50 |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 1, 19:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Perry Miller, WIN 2:56 |
| Joe Noris, SD 5:04 |
| 2: |
Ted Green, WIN 9:24 |
| Fran Huck, WIN 12:47 |
| Willy Lindstrom, WIN [major] 15:01 |
| Randy Legge, SD [major] 15:01 |
| 3: |
Ted Green, WIN 1:11 |
| Bob Dobek, SD 3:48 |
| Mike Ford, WIN 4:08 |
| Mike Ford, WIN 16:58 |
Penalty time: WIN: 17 minutes
SD : 9 minutes
Shots: WIN: 9-13- 5-27
SD : 11-12- 4-27
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (L, 2-2-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 9,830
Houston Aeros (52-25-6)
Edmonton Oilers (35-45-4)
Winnipeg Jets (48-34-2)
San Diego Mariners (42-39-4)