NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 3, EDMONTON OILERS 3 (OT)

AT THE BIG E COLISEUM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

LINE SCORE:

EDM 1 - 2 - 0 - 0 = 3
NEW 2 - 1 - 0 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NEW Fred O'Donnell 23 (Thommy Abrahamsson, Garry Swain), 1:06.
2. NEW Don Blackburn 24 (Fred O'Donnell), 12:45 (PP).
3. EDM Eddie Joyal 26 (Ken Baird), 15:58.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. EDM Rusty Patenaude 26 (Unassisted), 10:10.
5. NEW Larry Pleau 30 (Fred O'Donnell, Brad Selwood), 13:15.
6. EDM Tim Sheehy 15 (Ross Perkins, Barry Long), 15:29.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

None.

OVERTIME SCORING:

None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

EDM 11 - 13 - 10 - 6 = 40
NEW 17 - 12 - 17 - 8 = 54

POWER PLAYS:

EDM 0 for 1
NEW 1 for 5

GOALIES:

EDM Jacques Plante 15-8-1 (54 Shots - 51 Saves).
NEW Al Smith 29-21-2 (40 Shots - 37 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Ego
Linesman: Max Hansen
Linesman: Ken Pierce

TEAM RECORDS:

EDM 39-27-04
NEW 36-32-03

VANCOUVER BLAZERS 7, TORONTO TOROS 5

AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

VAN 2 - 2 - 3 = 7
TOR 0 - 2 - 3 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. VAN Danny Lawson 40 (John McKenzie, Bryan Campbell), 5:59.
2. VAN Don McCulloch 3 (Butch Deadmarsh, Rob Walton), 15:25.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. VAN Claude St. Sauveur 23 (Unassisted), 5:34.
4. TOR Paul Henderson 20 (George Kuzmicz, Tom Martin), 8:38.
5. TOR Tony Featherstone 15 (Gavin Kirk), 14:20.
6. VAN Larry Israelson 13 (Don McCulloch, Andy Bathgate), 19:48.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

7. VAN Larry Israelson 14 (Rob Walton, Pat Price), 0:40.
8. TOR Tony Featherstone 16 (Mike Amodeo, Gavin Kirk), 2:01.
9. TOR Jeff Jacques 6 (Richard Farda, Steve Cuddie), 3:46.
10. VAN Bryan Campbell 36 (John McKenzie), 4:49.
11. TOR Pat Hickey 33 (Wayne Dillon), 9:00.
12. VAN Claude St. Sauveur 24 (Don Burgess), 19:15 (Empty Net).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

VAN 12 - 12 - 10 = 34
TOR 10 - 11 - 11 = 32

POWER PLAYS:

VAN 0 for 5
TOR 0 for 5

GOALIES:

VAN Don McLeod 20-36-6 (32 Shots - 27 Saves).
TOR Les Binkley 7-5-0 (33 Shots - 27 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Asselstine
Linesman: Eric Manship
Linesman: Kevin Weatherby

TEAM RECORDS:

VAN 24-40-06
TOR 43-27-02

3/26/1975 Schedule

Vancouver Blazers at Cleveland Crusaders
Chicago Cougars at Minnesota Fighting Saints
San Diego Mariners at Baltimore Blades
Houston Aeros at Phoenix Roadrunners
Edmonton Oilers at Quebec Nordiques

CLEVELAND CRUSADERS 4, VANCOUVER BLAZERS 3 (OT)

AT THE RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH

LINE SCORE:

VAN 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 = 3
CLE 1 - 2 - 0 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. CLE Gary Jarrett 14 (Tom Edur, Larry Hillman), 8:04.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. CLE Gary Jarrett 15 (Ray Clearwater, Skip Krake), 0:29.
3. CLE Skip Krake 20 (Gary Jarrett, Jim Harrison), 2:25.
4. CLE Ron Chipperfield 16 (Peter Driscoll, Duane Rupp), 13:14.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. CLE Don Burgess 13 (Claude St. Sauveur, Mike Pelyk), 1:58 (PP).
6. CLE Claude St. Sauveur 25 (Don Burgess), 14:56.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

VAN 8 - 8 - 10 - 1 = 27
CLE 11 - 12 - 7 - 1 = 31

POWER PLAYS:

VAN 1 for 4
CLE 0 for 5

GOALIES:

VAN Don McLeod 20-37-6 (31 Shots - 27 Saves).
CLE Gerry Cheevers 22-23-2 (27 Shots - 24 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesman: Ron Foyt
Linesman: Mike Chee

TEAM RECORDS:

VAN 24-41-06
CLE 36-34-02

MINNESOTA FIGHTING SAINTS 5, CHICAGO COUGARS 4

AT THE ST. PAUL CIVIC CENTER, ST. PAUL, MN

LINE SCORE:

CHI 0 - 1 - 3 = 4
MIN 2 - 2 - 1 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. MIN Mike Walton 47 (Mike Antonovich, John Arbour), 4:52.
2. MIN Mike Walton 48 (Ted Hampson, Gord Gallant), 11:14.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. CHI Gary MacGregor 46 (Rosaire Paiement, Rick Morris), 3:52.
4. MIN Kevin O'Shea 7 (Danny O'Shea), 7:03.
5. MIN Mike McMahon 6 (Mike Walton, Mike Antonovich), 18:16.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. MIN Danny O'Shea 15 (Don Tannahill), 1:26.
7. CHI Bob Liddington 21 (Mark Lomenda, Ralph Backstrom), 2:48.
8. CHI Gary MacGregor 47 (Rosaire Paiement), 8:39 (PP).
9. CHI Jan Popiel 21 (Bryon Baltimore, Pat Stapleton), 16:04 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

CHI 9 - 11 - 15 = 35
MIN 13 - 8 - 7 = 28

POWER PLAYS:

CHI 2 for 4
MIN 0 for 5

GOALIES:

CHI Dave Dryden 15-27-1 (28 Shots - 23 Saves).
MIN John Garrett 30-16-3 (35 Shots - 31 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Wayne Mundey
Linesman: Gene Kusy
Linesman: Mike Pritchard

TEAM RECORDS:

CHI 24-49-01
MIN 37-30-03

SAN DIEGO MARINERS 6, BALTIMORE BLADES 4

AT THE BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MD

LINE SCORE:

SAN 2 - 2 - 2 = 6
BAL 0 - 3 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. SAN Norm Ferguson 43 (Ray Adduono), 3:40.
2. SAN Mike Laughton 9 (Ron Plumb, Ray Adduono), 14:31.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. BAL Gary Veneruzzo 32 (Tom Serviss), 5:32 (PP).
4. SAN Dick Sentes 48 (Ray Adduono, Norm Ferguson), 8:40.
5. BAL Gary Bredin 14 (Larry Johnston, Tom Serviss), 10:54.
6. SAN Gene Peacosh 44 (Wayne Rivers, Andre Lacroix), 12:28.
7. BAL Gary Veneruzzo 33 (Reg Thomas, Guy Trottier), 13:29.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

8. SAN Andre Lacroix 40 (Bob Falkenberg, Ron Plumb ), 1:36.
9. SAN Wayne Rivers 43 (Andre Lacroix, Ray Adduono), 3:23.
10. BAL Guy Trottier 3 (Len Fontaine), 6:54.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

SAN 10 - 7 - 9 = 26
BAL 6 - 15 - 7 = 28

POWER PLAYS:

SAN 0 for 2
BAL 1 for 4

GOALIES:

SAN Russ Gillow 18-7-0 (28 Shots - 24 Saves).
BAL Jim McLeod 0-9-0 (26 Shots - 20 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bill Friday
Linesman: Mike Entwistle
Linesman: Dan Stone

TEAM RECORDS:

SAN 50-21-00
BAL 11-60-00

HOUSTON AEROS 7, PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 4

AT THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PHOENIX, AZ

LINE SCORE:

HOU 2 - 3 - 2 = 7
PHX 2 - 1 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHX Murray Keogan 42 (Robbie Ftorek), 4:37.
2. HOU Glen Irwin 2 (Andre Hinse), 8:10.
3. HOU Frank Hughes 38 (Mark Howe, Andre Hinse), 12:32 (PP).
4. PHX Michel Cormier 28 (Dennis Sobchuk, Don Borgeson), 18:54.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

5. PHX John Migneault 4 (Murray Keogan, Robbie Ftorek), 1:59.
6. HOU Ted Taylor 29 (Jim Sherrit, Don Larway), 10:33.
7. HOU Andre Hinse 44 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 12:20.
8. HOU Don Larway 23 (Poul Popiel), 18:18.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

9. HOU Andre Hinse 45 (Gordie Howe), 1:34.
10. HOU Andre Hinse 46 (Poul Popiel), 15:11.
11. PHX Jim Boyd 23 (Don Borgeson, John Hughes), 18:54 (SH).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

HOU 14 - 15 - 10 = 39
PHX 8 - 6 - 8 = 22

POWER PLAYS:

HOU 1 for 4
PHX 0 for 1

GOALIES:

HOU Ron Grahame 31-8-1 (22 Shots - 18 Saves).
PHX Jack Norris 20-9-1 (39 Shots - 32 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesman: Ross Keenan
Linesman: Joe Dame

TEAM RECORDS:

HOU 55-16-01
PHX 40-30-03

QUEBEC NORDIQUES 4, EDMONTON OILERS 3

AT "LE COLISEE" (COLISEE DE QUEBEC), QUEBEC, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

EDM 1 - 2 - 0 = 3
QUE 0 - 1 - 3 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. EDM Bobby Sheehan 21 (Rusty Patenaude, Doug Barrie), 14:21.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. EDM Blair MacDonald 23 (Bruce MacGregor, Mike Rogers), 1:07.
3. EDM Al Hamilton 1 (Mike Rogers, Blair MacDonald), 12:25 (PP).
4. QUE Rene Leclerc 18 (Pierre Roy, Steve Sutherland), 19:08.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. QUE Jeannot Gilbert 10 (J.C. Tremblay), 4:56 (PP).
6. QUE Serge Bernier 61 (Dale Hoganson), 9:58 (PP).
7. QUE Bobby Guindon 17 (Real Cloutier, Pierre Roy), 17:57.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

EDM 12 - 11 - 9 = 32
QUE 10 - 11 - 16 = 37

POWER PLAYS:

EDM 1 for 6
QUE 2 for 5

GOALIES:

EDM Ken Brown 11-10-1 (37 Shots - 33 Saves).
QUE Richard Brodeur 29-16-0 (32 Shots - 29 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Asselstine
Linesman: Bob McPherson
Linesman: Kevin Weatherby

TEAM RECORDS:

EDM 39-28-04
QUE 48-24-00

3/27/1975 Schedule

Winnipeg Jets at Houston Aeros
San Diego Mariners at Indianapolis Racers
Edmonton Oilers at Baltimore Blades
Cleveland Crusaders at New England Whalers

HOUSTON AEROS 5, WINNIPEG JETS 2

AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TX

LINE SCORE:

WIN 0 - 1 - 1 = 2
HOU 1 - 1 - 3 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Mark Howe 25 (Frank Hughes, Gord Labossiere), 7:22.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. HOU Larry Lund 27 (Gordie Howe, Frank Hughes), 10:19.
3. WIN Anders Hedberg 50 (Danny Gruen, Veli-Pekka Ketola), 17:28.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

4. WIN Bobby Hull 80 (Howie Young), 4:09.
5. HOU Murray Hall 22 (Unassisted), 6:21.
6. HOU Jim Sherrit 12 (Murray Hall), 11:41.
7. HOU Frank Hughes 39 (Larry Lund, Murray Hall), 19:59 (Empty Net).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

WIN 10 - 12 - 10 = 32
HOU 14 - 8 - 14 = 36

POWER PLAYS:

WIN 0 for 6
HOU 0 for 3

GOALIES:

WIN Curt Larsson 6-15-2 (35 Shots - 31 Saves).
HOU Wayne Rutledge 25-8-0 (32 Shots - 30 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Wayne Mundey
Linesman: Ray Laing
Linesman: Ross Keenan

TEAM RECORDS:

WIN 30-39-03
HOU 56-16-01

SAN DIEGO MARINERS 5, INDIANAPOLIS RACERS 4

AT THE MARKET SQUARE ARENA, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

LINE SCORE:

SAN 1 - 2 - 2 = 5
IND 1 - 1 - 2 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. IND Kerry Bond 27 (Bob Whitlock, Bill Horton), 6:08 (PP).
2. SAN Wayne Rivers 44 (Gene Peacosh, Kevin Morrison), 16:46 (PP).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. SAN Kevin Morrison 17 (Andre Lacroix), 2:50.
4. SAN Dick Sentes 49 (Ray Adduono, Norm Ferguson), 4:39.
5. IND Kerry Bond 28 (Ken Desjardine, Jim Johnson), 18:36.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. SAN Norm Ferguson 44 (Ray Adduono, Dick Sentes), 1:46.
7. IND Bob Sicinski 27 (Murray Heatley, Jim Johnson), 4:23.
8. IND Bob Whitlock 47 (Bill Horton, Bob Ash), 9:40.
9. SAN Gene Peacosh 45 (Wayne Rivers, Andre Lacroix), 13:51.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

SAN 8 - 10 - 9 = 27
IND 9 - 8 - 10 = 27

POWER PLAYS:

SAN 1 for 1
IND 1 for 4

GOALIES:

SAN Joe Junkin 8-5-0 (27 Shots - 23 Saves).
IND Ed Dyck 4-22-0 (27 Shots - 22 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bill Friday
Linesman: Gene Kusy
Linesman: Ken Pierce

TEAM RECORDS:

SAN 51-21-00
IND 13-57-02

EDMONTON OILERS 5, BALTIMORE BLADES 3

AT THE BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MD

LINE SCORE:

EDM 1 - 2 - 2 = 5
BAL 1 - 0 - 2 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. EDM Ken Baird 29 (Doug Barrie, Eddie Joyal), 6:02.
2. BAL Gary Veneruzzo 34 (Steve Andrascik, Randy Legge), 8:04.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. EDM Bobby Sheehan 22 (Barry Long, Steve Carlyle), 2:58.
4. EDM Tim Sheehy 16 (Ross Perkins, Bill Morris), 17:08 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. EDM Barry Long 19 (Ross Perkins), 2:35.
6. EDM Ken Baird 30 (Mike Rogers), 3:56.
7. BAL J.P. LeBlanc 14 (Paul Larose, Gary Veneruzzo), 5:10.
8. BAL Gary Veneruzzo 35 (Steve Andrascik, Gary Bredin), 8:46.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

EDM 9 - 12 - 11 = 32
BAL 9 - 8 - 11 = 28

POWER PLAYS:

EDM 1 for 3
BAL 0 for 5

GOALIES:

EDM Chris Worthy 14-10-2 (28 Shots - 25 Saves).
BAL Paul Hoganson 3-22-0 (32 Shots - 27 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Harris
Linesman: Eric Manship
Linesman: Mike Pritchard

TEAM RECORDS:

EDM 40-28-04
BAL 11-61-00

NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 2, CLEVELAND CRUSADERS 0

AT THE BIG E COLISEUM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

LINE SCORE:

CLE 0 - 0 - 0 = 0
NEW 1 - 0 - 1 = 2

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NEW Larry Pleau 31 (Wayne Carleton, John French), 13:14 (PP).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

None.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

2. NEW Fred O'Donnell 24 (Don Blackburn, Nick Fotiu), 1:09.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

CLE 9 - 13 - 11 = 33
NEW 13 - 10 - 11 = 34

POWER PLAYS:

CLE 0 for 2
NEW 1 for 1

GOALIES:

CLE Gerry Cheevers 22-24-2 (34 Shots - 32 Saves).
NEW Al Smith 30-21-2 (33 Shots - 33 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Alan Glaspell
Linesman: Dick Haigh
Linesman: Frank Larochelle

TEAM RECORDS:

CLE 36-35-02
NEW 37-32-03

3/28/1975 Schedule

Minnesota Fighting Saints at Phoenix Roadrunners
Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Toros

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 5, MINNESOTA FIGHTING SAINTS 2

AT THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PHOENIX, AZ

LINE SCORE:

MIN 0 - 0 - 2 = 2
PHX 2 - 2 - 1 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHX Gerry Odrowski 5 (Robbie Ftorek, Murray Keogan), 8:08.
2. PHX Murray Keogan 43 (Gerry Odrowski, Robbie Ftorek), 13:31 (PP).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. PHX Dennis Sobchuk 34 (Jim Boyd), 9:38 (PP).
4. PHX John Gray 31 (Jim Boyd), 15:28.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. MIN Mike Antonovich 23 (Mike Walton, Fran Huck), 3:15.
6. MIN Don Tannahill 17 (Fran Huck, Mike Antonovich), 11:17.
7. PHX Peter McNamee 7 (Jim Boyd), 16:54 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

MIN 11 - 8 - 12 = 31
PHX 10 - 10 - 9 = 29

POWER PLAYS:

MIN 0 for 3
PHX 3 for 5

GOALIES:

MIN John Garrett 30-17-3 (29 Shots - 24 Saves).
PHX Gary Kurt 21-21-2 (31 Shots - 29 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Alan Glaspell
Linesman: Dennis Dahlman
Linesman: Kevin Weatherby

TEAM RECORDS:

MIN 37-31-03
PHX 41-30-03

EDMONTON OILERS 8, TORONTO TOROS 5

AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

EDM 1 - 4 - 3 = 8
TOR 3 - 2 - 0 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. TOR Tom Simpson 46 (Gavin Kirk, Paul Henderson), 3:12.
2. TOR Gavin Kirk 16 (Jim Turkiewicz, Lou Nistico), 12:25.
3. TOR Frank Mahovlich 44 (Tom Simpson, Brian Gibbons), 15:53.
4. EDM Doug Kerslake 2 (Ken Baird, Don Herriman), 18:21.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

5. EDM Mike Rogers 30 (Bruce MacGregor), 0:17.
6. TOR Wayne Dillon 26 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 3:20.
7. EDM Bill Morris 3 (Tim Sheehy, Eddie Joyal), 5:10.
8. TOR Wayne Dillon 27 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Frank Mahovlich), 8:26 (PP).
9. EDM Barry Long 20 (Ray McKay), 13:20 (PP).
10. EDM Blair MacDonald 24 (Mike Rogers, Bruce MacGregor), 16:43.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

11. EDM Mike Rogers 31 (Bruce MacGregor), 1:39 (PP).
12. EDM Bobby Sheehan 23 (Ray McKay), 8:29.
13. EDM Eddie Joyal 27 (Bill Morris, Tom Gilmore), 12:12.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

EDM 9 - 9 - 12 = 30
TOR 12 - 10 - 9 = 31

POWER PLAYS:

EDM 2 for 2
TOR 1 for 5

GOALIES:

EDM Jacques Plante 16-8-1 (31 Shots - 26 Saves).
TOR Gilles Gratton 26-18-1 (30 Shots - 22 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Harris
Linesman: Tom Shamshak
Linesman: Graham Hern

TEAM RECORDS:

EDM 41-28-04
TOR 43-28-02

3/29/1975 Schedule

Indianapolis Racers at Cleveland Crusaders
Minnesota Fighting Saints at Houston Aeros
Winnipeg Jets at New England Whalers
Toronto Toros at Quebec Nordiques
San Diego Mariners at Vancouver Blazers

CLEVELAND CRUSADERS 3, INDIANAPOLIS RACERS 3 (OT)

AT THE RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH

LINE SCORE:

IND 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 = 3
CLE 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. IND Brian McDonald 12 (Bob Fitchner, Ken Desjardine), 0:53.
2. CLE Wayne Muloin 8 (Rich LeDuc, Al McDonough), 18:23 (SH).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. IND Murray Heatley 15 (Brian McDonald), 6:13 (PP).
4. CLE Rich LeDuc 40 (Skip Krake, Gerry Pinder), 11:48 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. IND Bob Sicinski 28 (Nick Harbaruk), 1:10.
6. CLE Russ Walker 13 (Steve Cardwell, Jim Harrison), 14:53.

OVERTIME SCORING:

None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

IND 9 - 10 - 8 - 4 = 31
CLE 11 - 7 - 8 - 7 = 33

POWER PLAYS:

IND 1 for 3
CLE 1 for 2

GOALIES:

IND Andy Brown 8-35-3 (33 Shots - 30 Saves).
CLE Bob Whidden 14-11-1 (31 Shots - 28 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Asselstine
Linesman: Eric Manship
Linesman: Don Koharski

TEAM RECORDS:

IND 13-57-03
CLE 36-35-03

HOUSTON AEROS 9, MINNESOTA FIGHTING SAINTS 1

AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM, HOUSTON, TX

LINE SCORE:

MIN 1 - 0 - 0 = 1
HOU 4 - 4 - 1 = 9

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. HOU Rich Preston 29 (Jim Sherrit), 1:53.
2. HOU Terry Ruskowski 8 (Don Larway), 4:42.
3. HOU Gord Labossiere 17 (John Schella, Frank Hughes), 12:47 (PP).
4. MIN Mike Antonovich 24 (Terry Ball, Mike Walton), 16:15 (PP).
5. HOU Marty Howe 15 (Poul Popiel), 18:59.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

6. HOU Terry Ruskowski 9 (Don Larway), 3:18.
7. HOU Andre Hinse 47 (Gordie Howe, Larry Lund), 7:32 (PP).
8. HOU Larry Lund 28 (Andre Hinse, Poul Popiel), 10:41 (PP).
9. HOU Rich Preston 30 (Murray Hall, John Schella), 18:59.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

10. HOU Don Larway 24 (Larry Hale), 1:01.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

MIN 12 - 8 - 12 = 32
HOU 12 - 14 - 11 = 37

POWER PLAYS:

MIN 1 for 4
HOU 3 for 3

GOALIES:

MIN Mike Curran 7-14-0 (37 Shots - 28 Saves).
HOU Ron Grahame 32-8-1 (32 Shots - 31 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesman: Steve Barry
Linesman: Dennis Fonteyne

TEAM RECORDS:

MIN 37-32-03
HOU 57-16-01

NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 4, WINNIPEG JETS 2

AT THE BIG E COLISEUM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

LINE SCORE:

WIN 0 - 1 - 1 = 2
NEW 0 - 3 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

None.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

1. NEW John French 11 (Brad Selwood), 9:34.
2. WIN Veli-Pekka Ketola 22 (Larry Hornung, Thommie Bergman), 11:41.
3. NEW Tom Webster 59 (Larry Pleau, John French), 15:51 (PP).
4. NEW Tom Webster 60 (John French, Rick Ley), 18:11 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. NEW Larry Pleau 32 (John French), 3:24.
6. WIN Bobby Hull 81 (Ulf Nilsson), 15:32.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

WIN 9 - 9 - 10 = 28
NEW 9 - 10 - 8 = 27

POWER PLAYS:

WIN 0 for 5
NEW 2 for 2

GOALIES:

WIN Joe Daley 19-24-1 (27 Shots - 23 Saves).
NEW Christer Abrahamsson 7-6-1 (28 Shots - 26 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Ego
Linesman: Wayne Bonney
Linesman: Gord Kerr

TEAM RECORDS:

WIN 30-40-03
NEW 38-32-03