| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| San Diego Mariners 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 |
| Riverfront Coliseum |
| January 8, 1977 |
|
| First Period - 1. Cincinnati, R. Leduc (C. Larose, B. Stoughton) 9:39. 2. San Diego, L. Hornung (J. Noris, T. Cassolato) 18:01. |
| Penalties: P. Shmyr, SD (holding) 7:56. |
| Second Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Third Period - 3. Cincinnati, R. Dudley (D. Abgrall, R. Plumb) 3:58. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| San Diego | 6 | 9 | 14 | - | 29 | | Cincinnati | 14 | 8 | 13 | - | 35 |
|
| Goaltending: K. Lockett, SD (60:00 35 shots, 33 saves L). N. Lapointe, Cin (60:00 29 shots, 28 saves W). |
| Attendance: 13,660. |
| Referee: Peter Moffat. |
| San Diego Coach: Ron Ingram. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Terry Slater. |
