All WHA game summaries from April 30, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (59-28-2) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
 Calgary Cowboys (46-39-4) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | CAL, | Danny Lawson 3 (Gavin Kirk, Duane Rupp), 3:12 |
| CAL, | Gavin Kirk 4 (Danny Lawson, Duane Rupp), 3:52 | |
| WIN, | Anders Hedberg 5 (Ulf Nilsson), 4:04 | |
| CAL, | Bob Leiter 1 (Wally Olds, Peter Driscoll), 16:00 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Bob Leiter 2 (Butch Deadmarsh, Peter Driscoll), 6:33 |
| CAL, | Lynn Powis 5 (Paul Terbenche, Don Tannahill), 10:31 | |
| WIN, | Ulf Nilsson 4 (Mike Ford), 13:50 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Ron Chipperfield 5 (Duane Rupp, George Morrison), 10:52 |
| CAL, | Danny Lawson 4 (Don Tannahill), 15:11 | |
| WIN, | Thommie Bergman 2, 17:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bernie Lukowich, CAL 4:27 |
| Don McLeod, CAL 5:17 | |
| Harry Howell, CAL 5:17 | |
| Bobby Hull, WIN 5:17 | |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 5:17 | |
| Butch Deadmarsh, CAL 16:44 | |
| Rick Sentes, CAL 19:56 | |
| 2: | Wally Olds, CAL 11:44 |
| 3: | Rick Sentes, CAL 6:22 |
| Paul Terbenche, CAL 13:34 |
Penalty time: WIN: 4 minutes
CAL: 16 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulf Nilsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommie Bergman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Lawson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duane Rupp | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Leiter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Powis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Olds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Lukowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 11- 7-11-29
CAL: 11- 8- 6-25
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (L, 5-1-0)
CAL: Don McLeod (W, 5-4-0)
Attendance: 6,458
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (57-29-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
 San Diego Mariners (41-44-6) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Houston Aeros win, 4 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | HOU, | Frank Hughes 3 (John Schella), 4:57 |
| 2: | HOU, | Rich Preston 4 (Murray Hall, Gord Labossiere), 13:29 |
| 3: | HOU, | Murray Hall 1 (Terry Ruskowski), 11:34 |
| SD , | Don Burgess 1 (John French, Bob Wall), 12:20 | |
| SD , | Wayne Rivers 4 (Ray Adduono), 19:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Lund, HOU 11:08 | |
| John Schella, HOU 14:38 | ||
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 19:00 | ||
| 2: | Peter McNamee, SD 10:23 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HOU: 6 minutes
SD : 2 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Hall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter McNamee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 7-10- 6-23
SD : 12-17-14-43
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 1-0-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (L, 5-5-0)
Attendance: 11,161