WHA game summary from December 11, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (15-12-2) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (11-14-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NE , | Mike Rogers 9 (George Lyle, Brad Selwood), 1:34 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 10 (Tom Webster, Brad Selwood), 8:20 - PP | |
| SD , | Joe Noris 10 (Andre Lacroix, Brent Hughes), 13:47 | |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 18 (Don Burgess), 19:27 | |
| 3: | NE , | George Lyle 18 (Gordie Roberts), 5:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | George Lyle, NE 2:41 |
| 2: | Kevin Devine, SD 6:49 |
| Dale Smedsmo, NE 17:34 | |
| Peter McNamee, SD 17:34 | |
| 3: | Randy Legge, SD 12:18 |
Penalty time: SD : 6 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Noris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter McNamee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rogers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Smedsmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 12- 7-11-30
NE : 6- 9- 6-21
Goalies: SD : Ken Lockett (L, 6-6-0)
NE : Cap Raeder (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 9,013