WHA game summary from April 17, 1977
| 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
Winnipeg Jets (48-34-2)
San Diego Mariners (42-39-4)