All WHA game summaries from January 4, 1976
| 1: |
CLE, | Jim Harrison 12 (Paul Shmyr, Gary Jarrett), 5:25 |
| CLE, | Gerry Pinder 9 (Bryan Maxwell), 11:43 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Jim Harrison 13 (Russ Walker), :38 |
| 3: |
PHO, | Ron Huston 8, 2:24 |
| PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 14 (Al McLeod), 10:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Garry Lariviere, PHO 4:10 |
| 2: |
Serge Beaudoin, PHO 1:51 |
| Randy Legge, CLE 6:29 |
| Russ Walker, CLE 18:29 |
| 3: |
Al McLeod, PHO 2:02 |
| Jim Niekamp, PHO 2:36 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 2:36 |
| Jim Clarke, PHO 5:37 |
| Ray McKay, CLE 9:11 |
| Russ Walker, CLE 11:50 |
| Dave Gorman, PHO 11:50 |
Penalty time: PHO: 12 minutes
CLE: 10 minutes
Shots: PHO: 13-17-12-42
CLE: 7-13-13-33
Goalies: PHO: Jack Norris (L, 10-6-2)
CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 4-8-1)
Attendance: 2,410
| 1: |
WIN, | Ulf Nilsson 19 (Bobby Hull, Mike Ford), 6:27 |
| EDM, | Norm Ullman 14 (Rusty Patenaude, Al Hamilton), 7:53 |
| WIN, | Anders Hedberg 27 (Ulf Nilsson), 17:10 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Ted Green 3 (Veli-Pekka Ketola, Norm Beaudin), 12:28 |
| WIN, | Anders Hedberg 28 (Bobby Hull, Ulf Nilsson), 19:03 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Peter Sullivan 19 (Willy Lindstrom, Mike Ford), 4:08 |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 20 (Bill Lesuk, Willy Lindstrom), 10:04 |
| WIN, | Perry Miller 7 (Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Mike Ford), 11:00 |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 21, 14:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Skip Krake, EDM 5:05 |
| Duke Asmundson, WIN 6:58 |
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 16:40 |
| Larry Hillman, WIN 16:40 |
| 2: |
John Rogers, EDM 1:31 |
| Perry Miller, WIN 1:31 |
| Doug Barrie, EDM 8:10 |
| Anders Hedberg, WIN 8:58 |
| John Rogers, EDM 13:31 |
| Skip Krake, EDM 14:50 |
| Perry Miller, WIN 14:50 |
| 3: |
Thommie Bergman, WIN 0:27 |
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 2:25 |
| Perry Miller, WIN 5:41 |
Penalty time: WIN: 14 minutes
EDM: 14 minutes
Shots: WIN: 16-10- 6-32
EDM: 10- 7-16-33
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (W, 19-10-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 12-14-2)
Attendance: 8,231
| 1: |
NE , | Rosaire Paiement 10 (Tom Webster, Thommy Abrahamsson), 7:18 |
| 2: |
IND, | Murray Heatley 2 (Bill Prentice, Bob Whitlock), 8:19 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 12 (Rosaire Paiement, Wayne Carleton), 10:35 |
| 3: |
IND, | Randy Wyrozub 11 (Dick Proceviat, Brian Coates), 5:36 |
| IND, | Ken Block 1 (Bob Whitlock), 8:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Kim Clackson, IND [major] 7:40 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE [major] 7:40 |
| Rick Ley, NE 8:43 |
| Bob Fitchner, IND 9:16 |
| Bob McManama, NE 14:35 |
| 2: |
Pat Stapleton, IND 9:14 |
| Kim Clackson, IND [major] 18:48 |
| Nick Fotiu, NE [major] 18:48 |
| Ted Scharf, IND [game misconduct] 20:00 |
| Nick Fotiu, NE [game misconduct] 20:00 |
| Bench penalty, NE [triple misconduct] 20:00 |
| 3: | none |
Penalty time: NE : 54 minutes
IND: 24 minutes
Shots: NE : 6- 8- 8-22
IND: 12-12-14-38
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (L, 3-7-1)
IND: Michel Dion (W, 1-4-0)
Attendance: 7,021
| 1: |
OTT, | Gary MacGregor 14 (Mark Lomenda, Frank Rochon), 3:55 |
| OTT, | Rick Morris 9 (Peter Mara, Bryon Baltimore), 4:48 |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 18 (Wayne Connelly, Rick Smith), 9:48 |
| 2: |
OTT, | Don Borgeson 19 (Ralph Backstrom), 17:15 |
| 3: |
MIN, | John McKenzie 11 (Mike Antonovich, Gerry Odrowski), 9:47 |
| OTT, | Don Borgeson 20 (Ralph Backstrom), 16:35 |
| OTT, | Brian Lavender 3 (Mark Lomenda, Gary MacGregor), 19:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bill Butters, MIN 7:08 |
| Ron Delorme, OTT [major] 10:38 |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [minor, major] 10:38 |
| Ron Delorme, OTT [major] 18:24 |
| Curt Brackenbury, MIN [major] 18:24 |
| 2: |
Bench penalty, MIN 10:18 |
| Ralph Backstrom, OTT 10:59 |
| Barry Legge, OTT 14:58 |
| 3: |
Don Borgeson, OTT 6:02 |
| Darryl Maggs, OTT 7:31 |
| Mike Antonovich, MIN 7:31 |
| Ralph Backstrom, OTT 9:41 |
Penalty time: OTT: 20 minutes
MIN: 18 minutes
Shots: OTT: 14- 7-13-34
MIN: 10-21- 9-40
Goalies: OTT: Lynn Zimmerman (W, 2-3-0)
MIN: John Garrett (L, 15-11-3)
Attendance: 9,510
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