WHA game summary from October 12, 1977
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
NE , | Tom Webster 1 (Mike Antonovich, Gordie Howe), 6:08 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 2 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 9:37 |
| 3: |
NE , | Dave Keon 1 (Mike Antonovich, Al Smith), :44 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Schella, HOU 4:42 |
| John Hughes, HOU 9:55 |
| 2: |
Terry Ruskowski, HOU 4:13 |
| Mike Rogers, NE 10:44 |
| 3: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 4:54 |
| John Schella, HOU 7:51 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 9:55 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 16:16 |
| John Hughes, HOU 16:27 |
| John McKenzie, NE 16:27 |
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
HOU: 12 minutes
Shots: NE : 10- 6- 4-20
HOU: 7- 7- 8-22
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 1-0-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 9,886
New England Whalers (1-0-0)
Houston Aeros (0-1-0)