WHA game summary from October 12, 1972
| 1: |
WIN, | Ab McDonald 1 (Jean-Guy Gratton, Joe Zanussi), 8:14 - PP |
| WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 1 (Bill Sutherland, Bob Ash), 13:20 |
| WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 2 (Norm Beaudin), 16:55 |
| NY , | Ron Ward 1 (Ken Block, Brian Bradley), 17:20 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Duke Asmundson 1 (Christian Bordeleau), 14:34 - PP |
| NY , | Bobby Sheehan 1 (Ron Ward, Ken Block), 16:44 - PP |
| NY , | Ron Ward 2 (Bobby Sheehan, Craig Reichmuth), 19:51 - PP |
| 3: |
WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 3 (Bill Sutherland, Norm Beaudin), 4:30 |
| NY , | Bobby Sheehan 2 (Ken Block, Norm Ferguson), 14:23 - PP |
| WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 4, 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Brian Cadle, WIN 6:23 |
| Hal Willis, NY [double minor] 6:23 |
| Brian Cadle, WIN 17:51 |
| 2: |
Wayne Rivers, NY 2:04 |
| Wayne Rivers, NY 6:00 |
| Danny Johnson, WIN 9:25 |
| Brian Morenz, NY 12:48 |
| Dunc Rousseau, WIN 14:46 |
| Bob Ash, WIN 18:26 |
| 3: |
Steve Cuddie, WIN 6:00 |
| Bench penalty, WIN 8:12 |
| Larry Hornung, WIN 13:11 |
| Kent Douglas, NY 15:16 |
Penalty time: WIN: 16 minutes
NY : 12 minutes
Shots: WIN: 14-11- 8-33
NY : 12-11- 7-30
Goalies: WIN: Ernie Wakely (W, 1-0-0)
NY : Gary Kurt (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 6,273
Winnipeg Jets (1-0-0)
New York Raiders (0-1-0)