WHA game summary from March 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (45-25-0) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (33-39-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CIN, | Dennis Sobchuk 26 (Gene Sobchuk, John Hughes), 15:13 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CIN, | Dave Inkpen 4 (Jacques Locas, Rick Dudley), 1:43 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 33 (Rich Preston, Gord Labossiere), 4:04 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Don Larway, HOU 12:05 | |
| 3: | Bryan Campbell, CIN 2:02 | |
| Jan Popiel, HOU 10:34 | ||
| John McKenzie, CIN 12:50 | ||
| Poul Popiel, HOU 12:50 | ||
| Marty Howe, HOU [misconduct, game misconduct] 13:59 | ||
Penalty time: HOU: 26 minutes
CIN: 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Inkpen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Locas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Sobchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 9- 6- 7-22
CIN: 12- 8-15-35
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 14-9-0)
CIN: Paul Hoganson (W, 18-19-0)
Attendance: 13,215