All WHA game summaries from April 28, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (59-27-2) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
 Calgary Cowboys (45-39-4) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | WIN, | Bobby Hull 9 (Ulf Nilsson, Mike Ford), 19:26 |
| 2: | CAL, | Lynn Powis 4 (Don Tannahill, Bernie Lukowich), 4:08 |
| CAL, | Don Tannahill 2 (Lynn Powis), 4:11 | |
| CAL, | Peter Driscoll 2 (Danny Lawson, Gavin Kirk), 7:29 | |
| WIN, | Anders Hedberg 3 (Ulf Nilsson, Bobby Hull), 8:26 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Anders Hedberg 4, 1:39 |
| WIN, | Mike Ford 1 (Anders Hedberg), 11:07 | |
| WIN, | Veli-Pekka Ketola 4 (Larry Hillman), 14:42 | |
| WIN, | Bill Lesuk 2 (Norm Beaudin), 17:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Butch Deadmarsh, CAL 4:35 |
| Bernie Lukowich, CAL 8:23 | |
| 2: | Lars-Erik Sjoberg, WIN 0:38 |
| 3: | Thommie Bergman, WIN 16:01 |
| Duke Asmundson, WIN 19:26 |
Penalty time: WIN: 6 minutes
CAL: 4 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Hedberg | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lesuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Veli-Pekka Ketola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Asmundson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommie Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Tannahill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Powis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Lukowich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 10-12-13-35
CAL: 6-17- 9-32
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (W, 5-0-0)
CAL: Don McLeod (L, 4-4-0)
Attendance: 7,355
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (41-43-6) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
 Houston Aeros (56-29-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Houston Aeros lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | SD , | Ray Adduono 4 (Don Burgess, Kevin Morrison), 4:24 |
| 2: | SD , | Gene Peacosh 2 (Ray Adduono, Mike McMahon), 2:11 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 5, 15:53 | |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 3 (Joe Noris), 17:26 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 3 (Mark Howe), 10:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Schella, HOU 0:57 |
| Bill Butters, HOU [major] 7:15 | |
| Kevin Devine, SD [major] 7:15 | |
| Frank Hughes, HOU 13:44 | |
| 2: | John Schella, HOU 5:03 |
| Mike McMahon, SD 9:17 | |
| Larry Lund, HOU 11:59 | |
| 3: | John Tonelli, HOU 11:08 |
| Don Burgess, SD 11:08 |
Penalty time: SD : 9 minutes
HOU: 15 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Adduono | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 7- 8-12-27
HOU: 14- 7- 7-28
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 5-4-0)
HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 3-2-0)
Attendance: 7,622