WHA game summary from February 4, 1977

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (20-30-5)	0	0	1	1
Houston Aeros (30-17-5)	1	2	1	4

1:	HOU,	Poul Popiel 11 (Larry Lund), 11:51
2:	HOU,	Mark Howe 18 (Marty Howe), :32
	HOU,	Rich Preston 19 (Morris Lukowich, Terry Ruskowski), 15:33
3:	NE ,	George Lyle 29 (Tom Webster, Gordie Roberts), 6:40
	HOU,	John Tonelli 15 (Mark Howe), 12:12

Penalties:

1:	Terry Ruskowski, HOU 9:25
	Brett Callighen, NE 14:45
	Morris Lukowich, HOU 15:09
	Poul Popiel, HOU 18:29
	Tommy Earl, NE 18:29
	Gordie Howe, HOU 18:31
	Ron Busniuk, NE 18:31
2:	Ron Busniuk, NE 1:36
	John McKenzie, NE [double minor] 1:36
	Poul Popiel, HOU [double minor] 1:36
	Morris Lukowich, HOU 1:59
	Cam Connor, HOU 8:57
	George Lyle, NE 8:57
	Ron Busniuk, NE 17:44
	Gordie Howe, HOU 17:44
	Brett Callighen, NE 18:43
3:	Rich Preston, HOU 0:12
	Gordie Roberts, NE 0:44
	Terry Ruskowski, HOU 5:49
	Cam Connor, HOU 8:04
	Ralph Backstrom, NE 11:44
	Cam Connor, HOU 11:44
	Bench penalty, NE 13:19
	John Tonelli, HOU [major] 13:19
	Cam Connor, HOU 15:45
	Tom Webster, NE 19:24

Penalty time: NE : 26 minutes HOU: 33 minutes

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
George Lyle	1	0	1	2	0	0
Gordie Roberts	0	1	1	2	0	0
Tom Webster	0	1	1	2	0	0
Ron Busniuk	0	0	0	6	0	0
John McKenzie	0	0	0	4	0	0
Brett Callighen	0	0	0	4	0	0
Ralph Backstrom	0	0	0	2	0	0
Tommy Earl	0	0	0	2	0	0
TOTAL					0	0
TOTAL			0	0

HOU Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
Mark Howe	1	1	2	0	0	0
Poul Popiel	1	0	1	6	0	0
John Tonelli	1	0	1	5	0	0
Rich Preston	1	0	1	2	0	0
Terry Ruskowski	0	1	1	4	0	0
Morris Lukowich	0	1	1	4	0	0
Marty Howe	0	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Lund	0	1	1	0	0	0
Cam Connor	0	0	0	8	0	0
Gordie Howe	0	0	0	4	0	0
TOTAL					0	0
TOTAL			0	0

Shots: NE : 9- 9-14-32 HOU: 15-12- 9-36 Goalies: NE : Cap Raeder (L, 4-6-1) HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 13-7-3) Attendance: 11,959