| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| New England Whalers 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| March 13, 1976 |
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| First Period - 1. New England, M. Rogers (R. Ley) 17:43. 2. New England, R. Paiement (L. Pleau, T. Abrahamsson) 18:35. |
| Penalties: M. Rogers, NE (hooking) 0:41; J. Locas, Cin (hooking) 8:28; R. Ley, NE (interference) 18:56. |
| Second Period - 3. New England, T. Abrahamsson (G. Swain, T. Earl) 10:36. |
| Penalties: R. Ley, NE (hooking) 9:13. |
| Third Period - 4. Cincinnati, J. McKenzie (J. Locas, D. Inkpen) 3:37. 5. New England, T. Earl (R. Backstrom, T. Abrahamsson) 7:12. 6. New England, R. Backstrom (D. Roberts) 19:49. |
| Penalties: J. Kiely, Cin (slashing) (served by D. Smedsmo) 0:41; D. Bolduc, NE (fighting major) 9:38; A. Hangsleben, NE (fighting major) 9:38; B. MacNeil, Cin (fighting major) 9:38; D. Smedsmo, Cin (fighting major) 9:38. |
| Shots: |
| New England | 11 | 6 | 7 | - | 24 | | Cincinnati | 8 | 11 | 9 | - | 28 |
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| Goaltending: B. Landon, NE (60:00 28 shots, 27 saves W). P. Hoganson, Cin, J. Kiely, Cin. |
| Attendance: 8,406. |
| Referee: Peter Moffat. |
| New England Coach: Harry Neale. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Terry Slater. |
