WHA game summary from October 14, 1977
| 1: |
BIR, | Chris Evans 1, 4:08 |
| HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 1 (Andre Lacroix, Poul Popiel), 5:25 |
| BIR, | Joe Noris 1, 6:26 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Vaclav Nedomansky 1, 9:12 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 1 (Steve West, Don Larway), 4:31 |
| HOU, | Cam Connor 1 (Andre Lacroix, Al McLeod), 8:28 |
| BIR, | Joe Noris 2 (Frank Mahovlich, Pat Westrum), 11:38 |
| BIR, | Tim Sheehy 1 (Pete Marrin, Frank Mahovlich), 12:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 4:02 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU 4:02 |
| Paul Henderson, BIR 5:11 |
| Rich Preston, HOU 9:57 |
| Dave Gorman, BIR 14:59 |
| 2: |
Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 4:05 |
| Pat Westrum, BIR 6:10 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 6:10 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU 7:22 |
| John Garrett, BIR 17:34 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 17:34 |
| 3: |
John Schella, HOU 0:45 |
| Dale Hoganson, BIR 7:48 |
| John Schella, HOU 7:48 |
| Andre Lacroix, HOU [major] 11:42 |
| Dave Gorman, BIR 14:12 |
| John Hughes, HOU 14:12 |
Penalty time: HOU: 21 minutes
BIR: 16 minutes
Shots: HOU: 10-15-13-38
BIR: 10-13-13-36
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 0-2-0)
BIR: John Garrett (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 8,618
Houston Aeros (0-2-0)
Birmingham Bulls (1-0-0)