WHA game summary from April 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (36-42-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 New England Whalers (39-41-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| New England Whalers lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NE , | Larry Pleau 5 (Tom Webster, Rosaire Paiement), 8:14 |
| 3: | IND, | Hugh Harris 2 (Ken Block, Michel Parizeau), 5:04 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 4 (Fred O'Donnell), 19:03 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian McDonald, IND 2:09 | |
| Fred O'Donnell, NE 2:09 | ||
| Bob Sicinski, IND 3:29 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement, NE 4:47 | ||
| Pat Stapleton, IND 9:01 | ||
| Ron Busniuk, NE [major] 9:01 | ||
| Kim Clackson, IND [major] 9:01 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 12:27 | ||
| Dave Keon, IND 18:09 | ||
| Darryl Maggs, IND [misconduct] 19:39 | ||
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 3:47 | |
| Kim Clackson, IND 15:48 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement, NE 15:48 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: IND: 25 minutes
NE : 15 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 9-14-10-33
NE : 8-16-15-39
Goalies: IND: Michel Dion (L, 0-1-0)
NE : Cap Raeder (W, 2-1-0)
Attendance: 10,507