All WHA game summaries from December 8, 1976
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
CAL, | Don Tannahill 3 (Mike Ford, George Morrison), 2:07 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Dan Labraaten 10 (Peter Sullivan, Willy Lindstrom), :43 |
| CAL, | Rick Sentes 7 (Warren Miller, Lynn Powis), 7:43 |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 12, 12:14 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 2 (Anders Hedberg, Barry Long), 13:32 |
| WIN, | Anders Hedberg 29 (Ulf Nilsson), 18:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
George Morrison, CAL 9:14 |
| Dan Labraaten, WIN 11:59 |
| John Miszuk, CAL 15:20 |
| Anders Hedberg, WIN 15:20 |
| Paul Terbenche, CAL 18:07 |
| 2: |
Wayne Connelly, CAL 5:43 |
| Lynn Powis, CAL 8:15 |
| Thommie Bergman, WIN 8:15 |
| Thommie Bergman, WIN 16:36 |
| 3: |
Warren Miller, CAL 1:01 |
Penalty time: WIN: 8 minutes
CAL: 12 minutes
Shots: WIN: 14-11-18-43
CAL: 13-12-16-41
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (W, 16-8-1)
CAL: Don McLeod (L, 9-11-1)
Attendance: 4,431
| 1: |
SD , | Norm Ferguson 15 (Randy Legge, Bob Dobek), 2:35 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 16 (Don Burgess, Bob Dobek), 9:59 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 17 (Bob Dobek, Larry Hornung), 16:17 |
| 2: |
SD , | Bob Dobek 3 (Don Burgess, Tim O'Connell), 10:40 |
| 3: |
SD , | Tony Cassolato 4 (Joe Noris, Kevin Devine), 8:35 |
| CIN, | Ron Plumb 3 (Rich Leduc, Pierre Guite), 12:10 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 9 (Joe Noris), 16:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rich Leduc, CIN 10:34 |
| Bob Dobek, SD 10:34 |
| Bill Steele, CIN 15:02 |
| Pierre Guite, CIN 19:00 |
| Joe Noris, SD 19:08 |
| 2: |
Joe Noris, SD 3:21 |
| Ron Plumb, CIN 8:44 |
| Brent Hughes, SD 13:04 |
| Kevin Devine, SD 17:19 |
| 3: |
Paul Shmyr, SD 14:17 |
| Dave Inkpen, CIN 17:15 |
Penalty time: SD : 12 minutes
CIN: 10 minutes
Shots: SD : 14- 7- 9-30
CIN: 14-15- 6-35
Goalies: SD : Ken Lockett (W, 6-5-0)
CIN: Normand Lapointe,
Paul Hoganson
Attendance: 5,072
| 1: |
HOU, | Ron Hansis 1 (Terry Ruskowski, Ted Taylor), 8:39 |
| NE , | George Lyle 15 (Tom Webster), 19:04 |
| 2: |
NE , | Gordie Roberts 6, 4:39 |
| NE , | George Lyle 16 (Tom Webster, Mike Rogers), 9:52 |
| NE , | George Lyle 17 (Tom Webster, Mike Rogers), 14:21 |
| NE , | Dan Bolduc 3 (George Lyle, Tom Webster), 15:18 |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: | none |
| 2: |
John Tonelli, HOU 7:52 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU [game misconduct] 16:13 |
| Danny Arndt, NE [game misconduct] 16:13 |
| 3: |
Rick Ley, NE 8:29 |
| Ron Busniuk, NE 9:17 |
| Wayne Rutledge, HOU 13:18 |
Penalty time: HOU: 14 minutes
NE : 14 minutes
Shots: HOU: 12- 9-16-37
NE : 12-17-10-39
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 7-3-3)
NE : Cap Raeder (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 7,518
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