WHA game summary from January 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (21-20-4) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Phoenix Roadrunners (19-19-4) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NE , | Fred O'Donnell 5, 3:18 |
| PHO, | Cam Connor 10 (Barry Dean, Ron Huston), 6:02 | |
| NE , | Rosaire Paiement 18 (Larry Pleau, Tommy Earl), 7:29 | |
| PHO, | John Migneault 5 (Garry Lariviere, Michel Cormier), 12:45 | |
| PHO, | Cam Connor 11 (Barry Dean, Pekka Rautakallio), 18:00 | |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 13 (Paul Hurley, Ron Climie), 19:10 | |
| 3: | PHO, | Jim Boyd 10 (Gary Veneruzzo, Michel Cormier), 4:48 |
| NE , | Ralph Backstrom 22 (Ron Climie, Alan Hangsleben), 6:53 | |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Migneault, PHO 11:26 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
| 4: | Garry Lariviere, PHO 8:01 | |
Penalty time: NE : 0 minutes
PHO: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Climie | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Connor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Cormier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Dean | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Migneault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Boyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Huston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pekka Rautakallio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 11-15-10- 3-39
PHO: 13-13- 8- 3-37
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (T, 3-9-2)
PHO: Gary Kurt (T, 8-10-2)
Attendance: 4,821