WHA game summary from January 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (26-14-0) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Calgary Cowboys (21-15-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | CAL, | Danny Lawson 22 (Larry Israelson, Francois Lacombe), 9:49 |
| CAL, | Rick Sentes 10 (Ron Chipperfield, George Morrison), 10:02 | |
| WIN, | Veli-Pekka Ketola 15 (Mike Ford, Ulf Nilsson), 17:30 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Anders Hedberg 26, 5:51 - SH |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 18, 9:25 | |
| CAL, | Bob Leiter 6 (Peter Driscoll, Butch Deadmarsh), 14:44 | |
| WIN, | Thommie Bergman 4 (Ulf Nilsson, Lyle Moffat), 18:31 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Bobby Hull 26 (Norm Beaudin, Veli-Pekka Ketola), 12:21 |
| WIN, | Veli-Pekka Ketola 16, 19:54 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Miszuk, CAL 15:01 |
| 2: | Bench penalty, WIN 5:28 |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 12:38 | |
| 3: | Chris Evans, CAL 16:38 |
| Don McLeod, CAL 16:38 | |
| Anders Hedberg, WIN 16:38 |
Penalty time: WIN: 6 minutes
CAL: 6 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veli-Pekka Ketola | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommie Bergman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Moffat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Lawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Leiter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Israelson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 11-12- 4-27
CAL: 15- 6- 3-24
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (W, 18-10-0)
CAL: Don McLeod (L, 14-13-1)
Attendance: 7,090