WHA game summary from December 12, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (9-22-1) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (13-17-1) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | EDM, | Bob Russell 5 (Rick Morris, Doug Barrie), 2:54 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 8 (John Stewart, Jean-Guy Lagace), 7:56 | |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 26 (John Stewart, Paul Henderson), 8:03 | |
| EDM, | Tom Simpson 8 (Bryan Campbell, Glen Sather), 9:12 | |
| EDM, | Randy Rota 2 (Norm Ullman, Doug Barrie), 11:12 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Rusty Patenaude 10 (Gregg Boddy, Gavin Kirk), :26 - PP |
| BIR, | Tim Sheehy 16 (Richard Farda), 4:42 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Doug Barrie 4 (Dave Dryden), 19:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Vaclav Nedomansky, BIR 18:32 |
| 2: | Bench penalty, EDM 9:51 |
| Gregg Boddy, EDM 15:25 | |
| Jeff Jacques, BIR 16:21 | |
| Glen Sather, EDM 16:21 | |
| 3: | Frank Beaton, EDM 9:02 |
| Dale Hoganson, BIR 9:10 |
Penalty time: BIR: 6 minutes
EDM: 8 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Napier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Farda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Lagace | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Barrie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Rota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Sather | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Boddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dryden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Beaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 7-11-10-28
EDM: 14- 6-16-36
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (L, 6-15-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 7-8-0)
Attendance: 7,250