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1976 WHA Playoff Summary
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Finals (4-0): Winnipeg Jets over Houston Aeros
| Game 1 | May 20 | Houston Aeros | 3 | Winnipeg Jets | 4 | |
| Game 2 | May 23 | Houston Aeros | 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 5 | |
| Game 3 | May 25 | Winnipeg Jets | 6 | Houston Aeros | 3 | |
| Game 4 | May 27 | Winnipeg Jets | 9 | Houston Aeros | 1 |
Semi-Finals (4-3): Houston Aeros over New England Whalers
| Game 1 | May 5 | Houston Aeros | 2 | New England Whalers | 4 | |
| Game 2 | May 7 | Houston Aeros | 5 | New England Whalers | 2 | |
| Game 3 | May 9 | New England Whalers | 4 | Houston Aeros | 1 | |
| Game 4 | May 11 | New England Whalers | 3 | Houston Aeros | 4 | |
| Game 5 | May 13 | Houston Aeros | 4 | New England Whalers | 2 | |
| Game 6 | May 15 | New England Whalers | 6 | Houston Aeros | 1 | |
| Game 7 | May 16 | Houston Aeros | 2 | New England Whalers | 0 |
Semi-Finals (4-1): Winnipeg Jets over Calgary Cowboys
| Game 1 | April 23 | Winnipeg Jets | 6 | Calgary Cowboys | 1 | |
| Game 2 | April 25 | Winnipeg Jets | 3 | Calgary Cowboys | 2 | |
| Game 3 | April 28 | Calgary Cowboys | 3 | Winnipeg Jets | 6 | |
| Game 4 | April 30 | Calgary Cowboys | 7 | Winnipeg Jets | 3 | |
| Game 5 | May 2 | Winnipeg Jets | 4 | Calgary Cowboys | 0 |
Quarter-Finals (4-2): Houston Aeros over San Diego Mariners
| Game 1 | April 21 | Houston Aeros | 8 | San Diego Mariners | 6 | |
| Game 2 | April 23 | Houston Aeros | 3 | San Diego Mariners | 1 | |
| Game 3 | April 25 | San Diego Mariners | 4 | Houston Aeros | 8 | |
| Game 4 | April 27 | San Diego Mariners | 3 | Houston Aeros | 2 | |
| Game 5 | April 28 | Houston Aeros | 2 | San Diego Mariners | 3 | |
| Game 6 | April 30 | San Diego Mariners | 2 | Houston Aeros | 3 |
Quarter-Finals (4-3): New England Whalers over Indianapolis Racers
| Game 1 | April 16 | Indianapolis Racers | 1 | New England Whalers | 4 | |
| Game 2 | April 17 | Indianapolis Racers | 4 | New England Whalers | 0 | |
| Game 3 | April 21 | New England Whalers | 3 | Indianapolis Racers | 0 | |
| Game 4 | April 23 | New England Whalers | 2 | Indianapolis Racers | 1 | |
| Game 5 | April 24 | Indianapolis Racers | 4 | New England Whalers | 0 | |
| Game 6 | April 27 | New England Whalers | 3 | Indianapolis Racers | 5 | |
| Game 7 | April 29 | Indianapolis Racers | 0 | New England Whalers | 6 |
Quarter-Finals (4-1): Calgary Cowboys over Quebec Nordiques
| Game 1 | April 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 1 | Calgary Cowboys | 3 | |
| Game 2 | April 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 4 | Calgary Cowboys | 8 | |
| Game 3 | April 14 | Calgary Cowboys | 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 2 | |
| Game 4 | April 16 | Calgary Cowboys | 3 | Quebec Nordiques | 4 | |
| Game 5 | April 18 | Quebec Nordiques | 4 | Calgary Cowboys | 6 |
Quarter-Finals (4-0): Winnipeg Jets over Edmonton Oilers
| Game 1 | April 9 | Winnipeg Jets | 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 3 | |
| Game 2 | April 11 | Winnipeg Jets | 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | (OT) |
| Game 3 | April 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 2 | Winnipeg Jets | 3 | |
| Game 4 | April 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 2 | Winnipeg Jets | 7 |
Preliminary Round (2-3): Phoenix Roadrunners over San Diego Mariners
| Game 1 | April 9 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 3 | San Diego Mariners | 2 | (OT) |
| Game 2 | April 10 | San Diego Mariners | 4 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 2 | |
| Game 3 | April 13 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 6 | San Diego Mariners | 4 | |
| Game 4 | April 15 | San Diego Mariners | 5 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 1 | |
| Game 5 | April 17 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 1 | San Diego Mariners | 2 |
Preliminary Round (3-0): New England Whalers over Cleveland Crusaders
| Game 1 | April 9 | New England Whalers | 5 | Cleveland Crusaders | 3 | |
| Game 2 | April 10 | Cleveland Crusaders | 1 | New England Whalers | 6 | |
| Game 3 | April 11 | Cleveland Crusaders | 2 | New England Whalers | 3 |