WHA game summary from October 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (2-4-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New England Whalers (4-2-0) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NE , | Larry Pleau 5, 14:38 |
| 2: | NE , | Tommy Earl 1 (Brad Selwood), 15:34 - SH |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 3 (Tommy Williams), 18:41 | |
| 3: | MIN, | George Konik 1 (Bob MacMillan, Frank Sanders), 3:44 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 1, 15:41 | |
| NE , | John Danby 1 (Ted Green, John French), 16:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Hurley, NE 2:39 | |
| Len Lilyholm, MIN 8:39 | ||
| Tim Sheehy, NE 8:39 | ||
| Frank Sanders, MIN 15:08 | ||
| 2: | Frank Sanders, MIN 3:29 | |
| Brad Selwood, NE 4:21 | ||
| Mike Antonovich, MIN 9:44 | ||
| Mike Hyndman, NE 9:44 | ||
| Tim Sheehy, NE 14:16 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
NE : 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Konik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Sanders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Len Lilyholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Hyndman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 17-11- 7-35
NE : 8- 6-13-27
Goalies: MIN: Mike Curran (L, 0-3-1)
NE : Bruce Landon (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 11,426