WHA game summary from October 12, 1972
| 1: |
PHI, | Derek Sanderson 1 (Don O'Donoghue, Jim Cardiff), 6:52 |
| PHI, | Ron Plumb 1 (Derek Sanderson, Andre Lacroix), 12:24 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 1 (Tommy Earl, John Cunniff), 13:42 - SH? |
| 2: |
NE , | Dick Sarrazin 1 (Tom Webster), 1:29 |
| NE , | John Cunniff 1 (Ted Green), 8:45 |
| 3: |
PHI, | John Migneault 1 (Michel Rouleau), 11:04 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 1 (Tom Webster, Dick Sarrazin), 17:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dave Hutchison, PHI 2:22 |
| Mike Hyndman, NE [minor, major] 8:48 |
| Don Herriman, PHI [minor, major] 8:48 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 11:50 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 17:52 |
| 2: |
John Bennett, PHI 2:34 |
| Bench penalty, NE 5:08 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 12:54 |
| Al Smith, NE 19:41 |
| Andre Lacroix, PHI 19:41 |
| 3: |
Tim Sheehy, NE 2:43 |
| Dave Hutchison, PHI 2:43 |
Penalty time: PHI: 15 minutes
NE : 19 minutes
Shots: PHI: 12- 7-10-29
NE : 6- 8- 9-23
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 0-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 11,692
Philadelphia Blazers (0-1-0)
New England Whalers (1-0-0)