WHA game summary from December 26, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Spurs (12-18-1) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Houston Aeros (20-12-0) |
4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1: | DEN, | Barry Legge 5 (Bob Liddington, John Arbour), :56 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 10 (Rich Preston, Poul Popiel), 10:35 | |
| HOU, | Don Larway 10 (John Tonelli, John Schella), 12:59 | |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 15 (Larry Lund, Marty Howe), 15:41 | |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 8 (Mark Howe), 16:40 | |
| 2: | DEN, | Bob Liddington 7 (Bryon Baltimore, Rick Morris), 2:25 |
| HOU, | Glen Irwin 2 (Mark Howe, Gordie Howe), 7:07 | |
| DEN, | Rick Morris 8, 16:30 | |
| 3: | DEN, | Ralph Backstrom 17 (Jim Sherrit, Don Borgeson), 1:00 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 4 (Ted Taylor, Murray Hall), 3:39 | |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 13 (Larry Lund, Frank Hughes), 5:27 | |
| HOU, | Don Larway 11, 13:26 | |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 9 (Marty Howe, Jan Popiel), 16:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Frank Rochon, DEN 2:55 | |
| Glen Irwin, HOU 19:09 | ||
| 2: | John Schella, HOU 8:46 | |
| Ron Delorme, DEN 11:34 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DEN: 4 minutes
HOU: 4 minutes
| DEN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Borgeson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Rochon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Delorme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: DEN: 7- 9- 9-25
HOU: 11- 9-23-43
Goalies: DEN: Bob Johnson,
Chris Grigg HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 16-9-0) Attendance: 10,153
Chris Grigg HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 16-9-0) Attendance: 10,153