All WHA game summaries from April 16, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (39-41-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 Indianapolis Racers (40-37-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Indianapolis Racers win, 4 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | IND, | Reg Thomas 4 (Al Karlander, Blair MacDonald), 4:38 |
| 2: | IND, | Brian McDonald 3 (Gene Peacosh, Pat Stapleton), 9:02 |
| 3: | CIN, | Greg Carroll 1 (Ron Plumb), 14:03 |
| IND, | Al Karlander 1 (Reg Thomas), 15:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kim Clackson, IND 5:46 |
| Rick Dudley, CIN 6:16 | |
| Rich Leduc, CIN [double minor] 16:30 | |
| 2: | Jamie Hislop, CIN 4:16 |
| 3: | Dennis Abgrall, CIN [major] 1:28 |
| Mark Lomenda, IND [minor, major] 1:28 | |
| Bob Sicinski, IND 12:59 |
Penalty time: CIN: 13 minutes
IND: 11 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Carroll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Abgrall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 7-13- 6-26
IND: 8- 5-11-24
Goalies: CIN: Normand Lapointe (L, 0-3-0)
IND: Michel Dion (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 16,070
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (50-32-3) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
 New England Whalers (36-43-6) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Quebec Nordiques lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NE , | Dave Keon 3 (Rick Ley, John McKenzie), 5:36 |
| NE , | Jack Carlson 1 (Thommy Abrahamsson), 6:57 | |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 1 (Tom Webster), 8:09 | |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 4 (Serge Bernier, Andre Boudrias), 15:09 | |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 5, 18:26 | |
| 2: | NE , | Mike Rogers 1 (Bill Butters), 8:05 |
| 3: | QUE, | Pierre Guite 3 (Garry Lariviere, Jim Dorey), 1:01 |
| NE , | George Lyle 1 (Mike Rogers), 6:23 | |
| QUE, | Bob Fitchner 1 (Curt Brackenbury, Steve Sutherland), 7:41 | |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 2 (Dave Keon, Bruce Landon), 17:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Roberts, NE 2:37 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 2:37 | |
| Wally Weir, QUE 6:03 | |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 7:23 | |
| Bill Butters, NE 8:25 | |
| Steve Sutherland, QUE 10:37 | |
| John McKenzie, NE 14:13 | |
| Brad Selwood, NE 16:58 | |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 19:31 | |
| 2: | Andre Boudrias, QUE 3:18 |
| Steve Carlson, NE 8:58 | |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 8:58 | |
| Real Cloutier, QUE 18:12 | |
| 3: | Bill Butters, NE [major] 17:28 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE [major] 17:28 |
Penalty time: QUE: 21 minutes
NE : 15 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Cloutier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Guite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Boudrias | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Bernier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Landon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 10- 9-14-33
NE : 10- 8-13-31
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur,
Serge Aubry NE : Bruce Landon (W, 1-1-0) Attendance: 10,507
Serge Aubry NE : Bruce Landon (W, 1-1-0) Attendance: 10,507
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (48-33-2) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
 San Diego Mariners (41-39-4) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | WIN, | Peter Sullivan 1 (Willy Lindstrom, Dan Labraaten), 3:34 |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 2 (Peter Sullivan, Dan Labraaten), 4:24 | |
| WIN, | Lyle Moffat 1 (Mats Lindh), 12:52 | |
| 2: | SD , | Joe Noris 1 (Paul Shmyr, Andre Lacroix), 2:10 |
| WIN, | Lyle Moffat 2 (Mats Lindh, Danny Lawson), 5:34 | |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 1 (Ray Adduono, Kevin Morrison), 9:11 | |
| 3: | SD , | Don Burgess 1 (Brad Rhiness), 4:02 |
| SD , | Wayne Rivers 1 (Andre Lacroix, John French), 12:00 | |
| SD , | Rick Sentes 1 (Andre Lacroix, Brent Hughes), 13:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tony Cassolato, SD 8:17 |
| Fran Huck, WIN 8:17 | |
| Ted Green, WIN 15:04 | |
| Andre Lacroix, SD 16:49 | |
| Anders Hedberg, WIN 16:49 | |
| 2: | Kevin Devine, SD 1:11 |
| Kevin Devine, SD [major] 2:10 | |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN [major] 2:10 | |
| Barry Long, WIN 9:00 | |
| 3: | Kevin Devine, SD 12:48 |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 12:48 |
Penalty time: WIN: 15 minutes
SD : 13 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Moffat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Labraaten | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mats Lindh | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anders Hedberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Rhiness | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cassolato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 8-10-10-28
SD : 9-10-14-33
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (L, 2-1-0)
SD : Ken Lockett (W, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 10,108