| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Cincinnati Stingers 3 at New England Whalers 4 |
| Hartford Civic Center |
| January 23, 1977 |
|
| First Period - 1. Cincinnati, D. Sobchuk (B. Steele) 5:23. 2. New England, D. Keon (R. Backstrom, T. Abrahamsson) 7:41. 3. Cincinnati, B. Stoughton (G. Carroll) 14:58. |
| Penalties: R. Plumb, Cin (interference) 6:29; A. Hangsleben, NE (holding) 9:40. |
| Second Period - 4. New England, S. Carlson (T. Earl) 9:12. 5. New England, Jack Carlson (S. Carlson) 9:34. 6. Cincinnati, B. Steele (R. Plumb, D. Sobchuk) 17:17. |
| Penalties: G. Roberts, NE (hooking) 15:44. |
| Third Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Overtime - 7. New England, D. Hynes (R. Backstrom, M. Rogers) 4:43. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| Cincinnati | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | - | 39 | | New England | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | - | 44 |
|
| Goaltending: N. Lapointe, Cin (64:43 44 shots, 40 saves L). C. Abrahamsson, NE (64:43 39 shots, 36 saves W). |
| Attendance: 10,083. |
| Referee: Peter Moffat. |
| Cincinnati Coach: Terry Slater. |
| New England Coach: Harry Neale. |
