All WHA game summaries from January 2, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Roadrunners (14-21-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indianapolis Racers (19-14-2) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | IND, | Darryl Maggs 7 (Hugh Harris, Blair MacDonald), 7:58 |
| 2: | IND, | Blair MacDonald 17 (Michel Parizeau, Hugh Harris), 1:23 |
| IND, | Al Karlander 8 (Reg Thomas, Mark Lomenda), 13:53 | |
| 3: | IND, | Reg Thomas 9 (Michel Parizeau, Mark Lomenda), 1:44 |
| PHO, | Seppo Repo 12 (Mike Hobin, Pekka Rautakallio), 11:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Serge Beaudoin, PHO 10:38 |
| 2: | Garry Lariviere, PHO 5:37 |
| Blair MacDonald, IND 16:34 | |
| 3: | Robbie Ftorek, PHO 7:21 |
| Dick Proceviat, IND 11:56 |
Penalty time: PHO: 6 minutes
IND: 4 minutes
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seppo Repo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Hobin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pekka Rautakallio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: PHO: 10- 8-12-30
IND: 10-14-10-34
Goalies: PHO: Gary Kurt (L, 7-4-0)
IND: Michel Dion (W, 10-3-0)
Attendance: 9,339
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (13-27-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (17-17-4) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Mike Antonovich 26 (Dave Keon, John McKenzie), 2:14 |
| 3: | MIN, | Ron Ward 11 (John Arbour, Danny Gruen), 2:00 |
| MIN, | Butch Deadmarsh 9 (Craig Patrick, Steve Carlson), 3:10 | |
| BIR, | John Stewart 6, 8:26 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lou Nistico, BIR 6:12 |
| Paul Henderson, BIR 9:16 | |
| Jerry Zrymiak, MIN 17:59 | |
| Steve Carlson, MIN 18:51 | |
| 2: | Jeff Jacques, BIR [misconduct] 4:29 |
| John McKenzie, MIN 5:49 | |
| Bill Butters, MIN [major] 5:49 | |
| Gilles Bilodeau, BIR [minor, major] 5:49 | |
| Bill Butters, MIN 13:12 | |
| 3: | Rick Cunningham, BIR 15:00 |
Penalty time: BIR: 23 minutes
MIN: 13 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gruen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Zrymiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 10-13-15-38
MIN: 16-12- 8-36
Goalies: BIR: Wayne Wood (L, 1-8-0)
MIN: Louis Levasseur (W, 13-10-0)
Attendance: 4,640
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (17-17-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (17-18-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CIN, | Ron Plumb 6 (Barry Legge, Claude Larose), 6:05 |
| NE , | Ralph Backstrom 11 (Gary MacGregor), 16:29 | |
| 2: | NE , | George Lyle 24 (Mike Rogers, Doug Roberts), 15:28 |
| 3: | CIN, | Claude Larose 15 (Rich Leduc, Blaine Stoughton), 2:01 |
| NE , | Tommy Earl 5 (Larry Pleau), 15:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Blaine Stoughton, CIN 7:29 |
| Dave Inkpen, CIN [major] 7:29 | |
| Jim Troy, NE [major] 7:29 | |
| 2: | Blaine Stoughton, CIN 0:48 |
| Ron Busniuk, NE 7:38 | |
| Ron Busniuk, NE 11:32 | |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 19:51 | |
| 3: | Dave Inkpen, CIN 2:51 |
| Brett Callighen, NE 5:03 |
Penalty time: CIN: 11 minutes
NE : 13 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Larose | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Earl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Troy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 9-14-13-36
NE : 16-16-13-45
Goalies: CIN: Normand Lapointe (L, 12-10-0)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 12-8-3)
Attendance: 8,978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (18-15-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Winnipeg Jets (19-15-1) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | WIN, | Anders Hedberg 33 (Peter Sullivan, Thommie Bergman), 3:30 |
| 2: | WIN, | Dan Labraaten 12 (Willy Lindstrom, Thommie Bergman), 12:59 |
| 3: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 10 (Poul Popiel), 2:29 |
| WIN, | Kent Ruhnke 6 (Perry Miller), 2:47 | |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 4 (Peter Sullivan), 4:43 | |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 9 (Cam Connor, Poul Popiel), 8:40 | |
| WIN, | Lyle Moffat 7 (Anders Hedberg, Veli-Pekka Ketola), 19:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Irwin, HOU 1:54 | |
| Al McLeod, HOU 3:09 | ||
| Glen Irwin, HOU 7:00 | ||
| Perry Miller, WIN 11:42 | ||
| Cam Connor, HOU 17:05 | ||
| 2: | Veli-Pekka Ketola, WIN 7:40 | |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 12:09 | ||
| Don Larway, HOU 14:33 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HOU: 12 minutes
WIN: 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cam Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommie Bergman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Moffat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Labraaten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Ruhnke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Veli-Pekka Ketola | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perry Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 4- 7- 9-20
WIN: 18-14-13-45
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 10-9-1)
WIN: Joe Daley (W, 17-11-1)
Attendance: 9,508