WHA game summary from October 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (3-3-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (3-5-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Pat Westrum 1 (John McKenzie, Jerry Zrymiak), 3:02 |
| 2: | MIN, | Ron Ward 4 (Ray Adduono), 15:30 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 4 (John French, Brent Hughes), 16:17 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Al McDonough 2 (Ray Adduono), 11:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Westrum, MIN 0:53 |
| Randy Legge, SD 5:38 | |
| Dave Hanson, MIN 7:59 | |
| 2: | Dave Hanson, MIN [double minor, game misconduct] 13:21 |
| Paul Shmyr, SD [major] 13:21 | |
| Gord Gallant, MIN [minor, major] 13:21 | |
| 3: | Joe Noris, SD 18:23 |
Penalty time: SD : 9 minutes
MIN: 25 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Westrum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Zrymiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Gallant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 8-21- 8-37
MIN: 11- 7- 8-26
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (L, 2-1-0)
MIN: Louis Levasseur (W, 2-2-0)
Attendance: 6,192