WHA game summary from October 11, 1972
| 1: |
ALB, | Ron Anderson 1 (Jim Harrison, Steve Carlyle), 6:19 |
| OTT, | Bob Charlebois 1 (Chris Meloff), 11:06 |
| ALB, | Bill Hicke 1, 16:37 - PS |
| ALB, | Bill Hicke 2 (John Fisher, Val Fonteyne), 16:52 |
| 2: |
ALB, | Jim Harrison 1 (Bob McAneeley), 7:50 |
| ALB, | Ron Walters 1 (Al Hamilton, Val Fonteyne), 9:17 |
| OTT, | Guy Trottier 1, 10:37 |
| ALB, | Ron Anderson 2 (Jim Harrison, Bob McAneeley), 17:16 |
| 3: |
OTT, | Wayne Carleton 1, 2:02 |
| ALB, | Eddie Joyal 1 (Al Hamilton, Bob Wall), 2:43 - PP |
| OTT, | Bob Charlebois 2 (Mike Boland, Bob Leduc), 13:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Falkenberg, ALB 2:49 |
| Chris Meloff, OTT 4:04 |
| 2: |
Jim Harrison, ALB 10:48 |
| Steve Warr, OTT 10:48 |
| Roger Cote, ALB 11:17 |
| 3: |
John Donnelly, OTT 1:04 |
| Jim Harrison, ALB 1:04 |
| Chris Meloff, OTT 2:19 |
| Ken Brown, ALB 10:51 |
| Bob Falkenberg, ALB 13:54 |
| Mike Amodeo, OTT 14:11 |
Penalty time: ALB: 12 minutes
OTT: 10 minutes
Shots: ALB: 14- 8- 9-31
OTT: 8-12-12-32
Goalies: ALB: Ken Brown (W, 1-0-0)
OTT: Les Binkley (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 5,006
Alberta Oilers (1-0-0)
Ottawa Nationals (0-1-0)