WHA game summary from November 12, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (5-5-2) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 New England Whalers (12-1-1) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | IND, | Kevin Morrison 1 (Rusty Patenaude, Michel Parizeau), 2:42 |
| IND, | Lynn Powis 2 (Reg Thomas, Rene Leclerc), 17:34 | |
| 2: | NE , | Dave Keon 4 (John McKenzie, Bill Butters), 1:31 |
| NE , | George Lyle 4 (Mike Rogers, Rick Ley), 3:42 | |
| NE , | Tom Webster 14 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 8:53 | |
| 3: | IND, | John French 2 (Rosaire Paiement), 2:13 |
| NE , | George Lyle 5 (Mike Rogers, Jack Carlson), 15:56 | |
| NE , | Dave Keon 5 (John McKenzie), 19:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Selwood, NE 7:15 |
| Bryon Baltimore, IND 10:00 | |
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 4:18 |
| Michel Parizeau, IND 7:15 | |
| 3: | George Lyle, NE 11:17 |
| Bench penalty, NE 18:11 |
Penalty time: IND: 4 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Powis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lyle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 10- 6- 7-23
NE : 14-15-12-41
Goalies: IND: Peter McDuffe (L, 0-2-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 11-0-1)
Attendance: 10,351