WHA game summary from December 23, 1977
| 1: |
IND, | Darryl Maggs 4 (Bobby Sheehan, Brad Rhiness), 3:13 |
| IND, | Reg Thomas 9 (Ken Block, Darryl Maggs), 16:05 |
| NE , | Gordie Roberts 6 (Mike Rogers, Jack Carlson), 18:13 |
| 2: |
NE , | John McKenzie 12 (Marty Howe, Dave Keon), 2:53 |
| IND, | Michel Parizeau 3 (Rusty Patenaude, Kevin Devine), 6:54 |
| 3: |
NE , | Rick Ley 2 (Mark Howe, Gordie Howe), 4:03 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 9 (Rick Ley, George Lyle), 5:20 |
| NE , | George Lyle 12 (Mark Howe, Gordie Howe), 11:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Ley, NE 1:07 |
| Kevin Devine, IND 3:28 |
| Bill Butters, NE [major] 3:28 |
| Dave Fortier, IND 4:20 |
| Rusty Patenaude, IND [double minor] 10:04 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 10:57 |
| Jack Carlson, NE 14:49 |
| Peter Driscoll, IND 19:08 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 0:26 |
| Bill Butters, NE 3:15 |
| Dave Fortier, IND 10:37 |
| George Lyle, NE 12:40 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 13:41 |
| Don Burgess, IND 13:41 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 17:40 |
| Mike Antonovich, NE 17:40 |
| Rusty Patenaude, IND 19:28 |
| Bill Butters, NE [double minor, major] 19:28 |
| Kevin Devine, IND [major] 19:28 |
| Dave Fortier, IND [misconduct] 19:28 |
| 3: |
Gordie Howe, NE 8:40 |
| Gary Inness, IND 17:45 |
| Kevin Devine, IND [major, game misconduct] 17:45 |
| Jack Carlson, NE [match penalty] 17:45 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE [minor, major] 17:45 |
| Bench penalty, IND 19:35 |
Penalty time: IND: 50 minutes
NE : 51 minutes
Shots: IND: 11-11-10-32
NE : 14- 8-16-38
Goalies: IND: Gary Inness (L, 5-10-3)
NE : Al Smith (W, 17-3-3)
Attendance: 8,709
Indianapolis Racers (9-19-4)
New England Whalers (21-8-3)