WHA game summary from October 21, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (3-3-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Raiders (3-3-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: HOU, Duke Harris 4 (Ed Hoekstra, Jack Stanfield), 10:05
NY , Bobby Sheehan 6 (Norm Ferguson, Brian Perry), 18:15 - PP
2: HOU, Gord Labossiere 4 (Larry Hale), 12:03
NY , Wayne Rivers 2 (Ken Block), 16:47
3: NY , Bobby Sheehan 7 (Claude Chartre, Ken Block), 3:14 - PP
Penalties:
1: Gord Kannegiesser, HOU 0:58
Kent Douglas, NY 7:02
John Schella, HOU 12:31
Ken Block, NY 13:07
John Schella, HOU 17:29
2: Hal Willis, NY 5:26
3: Ed Hoekstra, HOU 2:29
Dunc McCallum, HOU 10:59
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
NY : 6 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Hoekstra | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Stanfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Kannegiesser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NY Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Chartre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Perry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hal Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 7-10-11-28
NY : 9- 8-12-29
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 1-2-0)
NY : Pete Donnelly (W, 2-1-0)
Attendance: 3,347