WHA game summary from March 26, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calgary Cowboys (38-33-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New England Whalers (32-37-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NE , | Ralph Backstrom 34 (Dan Bolduc, Gordie Roberts), 5:42 |
| NE , | Fred O'Donnell 10 (Rosaire Paiement, Rick Ley), 17:54 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Bob Leiter 16 (George Morrison, Duane Rupp), 11:26 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 30 (Ron Busniuk, Tom Webster), 13:39 | |
| 3: | NE , | Ralph Backstrom 35 (Tom Webster, Larry Pleau), 18:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NE 6:14 |
| Butch Deadmarsh, CAL 6:53 | |
| Rick Jodzio, CAL 11:02 | |
| Ron Busniuk, NE 15:45 | |
| 2: | Peter Driscoll, CAL 4:06 |
| Francois Lacombe, CAL 5:53 | |
| Pat Westrum, CAL [major] 8:49 | |
| Dan Bolduc, NE [major] 8:49 | |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 10:26 | |
| 3: | Gordie Roberts, NE 1:29 |
| Ron Chipperfield, CAL 1:41 |
Penalty time: CAL: 15 minutes
NE : 13 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Leiter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duane Rupp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Westrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Jodzio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Bolduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 4-10- 9-23
NE : 12-21- 5-38
Goalies: CAL: Ed Humphreys (L, 1-5-0)
NE : Bruce Landon (W, 10-15-4)
Attendance: 10,096