All WHA game summaries from November 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (5-15-1) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New England Whalers (7-7-2) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | BIR, | Mark Napier 18 (Gavin Kirk, Paul Henderson), 2:34 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 7 (Mike Rogers, George Lyle), 15:19 | |
| 2: | BIR, | Mark Napier 19 (Paul Henderson, Gavin Kirk), 2:59 |
| BIR, | Jim Turkiewicz 1 (Pete Marrin, Lou Nistico), 15:27 | |
| NE , | George Lyle 8 (Mike Rogers), 17:22 | |
| 3: | NE , | Gary MacGregor 1 (Danny Arndt, Larry Pleau), 3:05 |
| BIR, | Tom Simpson 6 (Richard Farda, Vaclav Nedomansky), 5:40 | |
| NE , | Ralph Backstrom 6 (Alan Hangsleben, Doug Roberts), 9:27 | |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 5 (George Lyle, Tom Webster), 13:49 | |
| NE , | Alan Hangsleben 5 (Ralph Backstrom), 19:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry Ball, BIR 10:01 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BIR: 2 minutes
NE : 0 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Napier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Farda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Marrin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Arndt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 10-12-16-38
NE : 14-17-19-50
Goalies: BIR: Wayne Wood (L, 0-3-0)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 6-3-2)
Attendance: 7,894
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (6-11-0) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 San Diego Mariners (9-7-2) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | EDM, | Rusty Patenaude 5 (Rick Morris, Dennis Patterson), 3:10 |
| SD , | Joe Noris 8 (Kevin Devine), 9:30 | |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 10 (Andre Lacroix, Kevin Morrison), 11:30 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | EDM, | Rusty Patenaude 6 (Tim Sheehy), 6:51 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 11 (Brent Hughes, John French), 17:25 | |
| SD , | John French 6, 17:50 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Campbell, EDM 9:33 |
| 2: | Doug Barrie, EDM 10:46 |
| 3: | Frank Beaton, EDM [major] 19:51 |
| Brent Hughes, SD [major] 19:51 |
Penalty time: EDM: 9 minutes
SD : 5 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Patenaude | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Patterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Beaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 10- 6- 5-21
SD : 14- 6-16-36
Goalies: EDM: Ken Broderick (L, 2-6-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 6-2-0)
Attendance: 3,696