WHA game summary from April 29, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (40-43-7) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
 Indianapolis Racers (38-43-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New England Whalers win, 4 games to 3 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NE , | Dan Bolduc 1 (Garry Swain, Gordie Roberts), 17:45 |
| 2: | NE , | Tom Webster 3 (Rosaire Paiement), 9:05 |
| NE , | Fred O'Donnell 2 (Mike Rogers), 12:28 | |
| NE , | Garry Swain 2 (Dan Bolduc), 14:34 | |
| 3: | NE , | Rosaire Paiement 2, 5:38 |
| NE , | Ralph Backstrom 4 (Dan Bolduc, Doug Roberts), 8:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Rick Ley, NE 5:31 | |
| Brian McDonald, IND 8:59 | ||
| Rick Ley, NE 9:49 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell, NE 16:26 | ||
| 3: | Brian Coates, IND 7:02 | |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 11:39 | ||
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
IND: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bolduc | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Swain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Coates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 10- 9-10-29
IND: 7-11- 8-26
Goalies: NE : Cap Raeder (W, 3-3-0)
IND: Jim Park (L, 3-1-0)
Attendance: 16,040