WHA game summary from February 8, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (26-23-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (34-18-0) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | SD , | Norm Ferguson 24 (Ray Adduono, Bob Wall), 2:18 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 25 (Andre Hinse, Gordie Howe), 7:53 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 25, 10:00 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 18 (Rich Preston), 15:57 | |
| 3: | SD , | Gene Peacosh 27 (Norm Ferguson), 1:52 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 15 (Rich Preston, Marty Howe), 9:58 | |
| HOU, | John Schella 6 (Gordie Howe, Marty Howe), 10:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Marty Howe, HOU 3:35 | |
| Joe Noris, SD 3:35 | ||
| Brent Hughes, SD 6:44 | ||
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 9:16 | ||
| Larry Lund, HOU 15:33 | ||
| 2: | Jan Popiel, HOU 5:36 | |
| Marty Howe, HOU 12:29 | ||
| Ted Taylor, HOU 14:06 | ||
| Brian Morenz, SD 17:56 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: SD : 6 minutes
HOU: 12 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 5- 6- 6-17
HOU: 16-17-12-45
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely,
Russ Gillow HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 23-11-0) Attendance: 6,413
Russ Gillow HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 23-11-0) Attendance: 6,413