All WHA game summaries from April 9, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (43-33-3) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
 New England Whalers (43-31-5) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Minnesota Fighting Saints lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MIN, | Gord Gallant 1 (Rick Smith, Ted Hampson), 1:59 |
| MIN, | Bill Butters 2 (George Morrison, Fran Huck), 4:44 | |
| NE , | Ron Climie 1, 7:46 | |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 1 (Tom Webster, Rick Ley), 17:05 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Wayne Connelly 1 (Fran Huck, George Morrison), 4:25 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 2 (Alan Hangsleben, Paul Hurley), 4:59 | |
| MIN, | Gary Gambucci 1 (Terry Ball, Mike Antonovich), 10:22 | |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 1, 14:02 | |
| NE , | Wayne Carleton 1 (Tom Webster), 19:52 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Wayne Connelly 2 (John Arbour, Fran Huck), 11:55 |
| NE , | John French 1 (Al Karlander, Wayne Carleton), 19:24 |
Penalties:
Penalty time: MIN: 0 minutes
NE : 0 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Huck | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Gambucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Gallant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Climie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 13-15- 8-36
NE : 13-13-10-36
Goalies: MIN: John Garrett (W, 1-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 9,722
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Toros (43-34-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
 San Diego Mariners (44-31-4) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| San Diego Mariners lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | TOR, | Lou Nistico 1 (Gavin Kirk), 8:55 |
| SD , | Gene Peacosh 1 (Norm Ferguson, Ray Adduono), 10:58 | |
| TOR, | Vaclav Nedomansky 1 (Jim Dorey, Tom Simpson), 13:57 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Gavin Kirk 1 (Jeff Jacques, Steve Cuddie), 10:09 |
| SD , | Ray Adduono 1 (Andre Lacroix, Kevin Morrison), 13:35 | |
| SD , | Ray Adduono 2 (Bob Wall, Gene Peacosh), 17:28 | |
| 3: | SD , | Wayne Rivers 1 (Kevin Morrison, Andre Lacroix), 6:13 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 1 (Wayne Rivers), 19:20 |
Penalties:
Penalty time: TOR: 0 minutes
SD : 0 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Kirk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cuddie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Adduono | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 10-14- 4-28
SD : 16-12-17-45
Goalies: TOR: Jim Shaw (L, 0-1-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 8,890