WHA game summary from October 15, 1972

Team	1	2	3	F
Los Angeles Sharks (1-1-0)	3	1	1	5
Houston Aeros (2-1-0)	1	0	0	1

1: LA , J.P. LeBlanc 1 (Jim Niekamp), 9:55
   HOU, Duke Harris 1 (Ed Hoekstra, Ray Larose), 10:29
   LA , J.P. LeBlanc 2 (Mike Byers, Bart Crashley), 10:57
   LA , Steve Sutherland 2 (Gerry Odrowski, Bart Crashley), 18:59
2: LA , Earl Heiskala 1 (Gary Veneruzzo), 7:42
3: LA , Joe Szura 1, 14:22 - PP

Penalties:

1: Ted Taylor, HOU 0:16
   Dunc McCallum, HOU 3:40
   Earl Heiskala, LA 7:14
   Poul Popiel, HOU 9:16
   Jim Watson, LA 9:16
2: Earl Heiskala, LA 0:31
   Ralph MacSweyn, LA 8:20
3: Don Grierson, HOU 8:58
   Earl Heiskala, LA 8:58
   Ted Taylor, HOU 13:16
   Jim Watson, LA 17:31

Penalty time: LA : 12 minutes
              HOU: 10 minutes

Shots: LA :  8-12-11-31
       HOU: 12-10- 8-30

Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (W, 1-0-0)
         HOU: Don McLeod (L, 1-1-0)

Attendance: 4,228