All WHA game summaries from April 20, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (53-25-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
 Edmonton Oilers (35-46-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Houston Aeros lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | HOU, | Morris Lukowich 2 (Terry Ruskowski, Mark Howe), 6:18 |
| EDM, | Claude St. Sauveur 1 (Ron Busniuk), 12:24 | |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 2 (Mark Howe, John Tonelli), 18:21 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Morris Lukowich 3 (Terry Ruskowski), 5:59 |
| 3: | HOU, | Morris Lukowich 4 (Terry Ruskowski, Mark Howe), 17:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Morris Lukowich, HOU 10:09 |
| Ron Busniuk, EDM 18:09 | |
| John Tonelli, HOU 18:47 | |
| 2: | Larry Hale, HOU 6:07 |
| 3: | Marty Howe, HOU 8:40 |
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
EDM: 2 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Lukowich | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude St. Sauveur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 7- 8-12-27
EDM: 14- 9-11-34
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 1-0-0)
EDM: Ken Broderick (L, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 13,334
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (42-40-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
 Winnipeg Jets (49-34-2) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | WIN, | Mats Lindh 1 (Ted Green, Lars-Erik Sjoberg), 3:44 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WIN, | Mats Lindh 2 (Bill Lesuk, Perry Miller), 7:22 |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 3 (Peter Sullivan, Dan Labraaten), 11:44 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin Morrison, SD 1:41 | |
| Dave Dunn, WIN 4:58 | ||
| Andre Lacroix, SD 8:34 | ||
| Barry Long, WIN 11:03 | ||
| Kevin Morrison, SD 19:36 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: SD : 6 minutes
WIN: 4 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Lindh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Labraaten | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perry Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 14- 4- 7-25
WIN: 12-12-17-41
Goalies: SD : Ken Lockett (L, 1-2-0)
WIN: Joe Daley (W, 3-2-0)
Attendance: 9,021