WHA game summary from October 26, 1972
| 1: |
OTT, | Wayne Carleton 8 (Rick Cunningham), :41 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 5 (Dunc McCallum, Murray Hall), 6:19 - PP |
| 2: |
OTT, | Steve King 1 (Rick Cunningham), 1:08 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 6 (Ted Taylor, John Schella), 1:33 |
| OTT, | Brian Conacher 2 (Chris Meloff, Rick Cunningham), 9:21 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 3 (Gord Labossiere, John Schella), 10:44 |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 3 (Gord Kannegiesser), 13:20 - PP |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 4 (Gord Labossiere, Ted Taylor), 15:57 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 3 (Frank Hughes, Don Grierson), 18:19 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 4 (Larry Hale), 13:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Don Grierson, HOU 3:47 |
| Guy Trottier, OTT 5:57 |
| 2: |
Ron Riley, OTT 12:59 |
| Steve King, OTT 19:12 |
| John Donnelly, OTT 19:12 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 19:12 |
| John Schella, HOU 19:12 |
| 3: |
Dunc McCallum, HOU 3:22 |
| Don Grierson, HOU [major] 3:22 |
| Mike Amodeo, OTT [major] 3:22 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 17:28 |
Penalty time: OTT: 13 minutes
HOU: 15 minutes
Shots: OTT: 11- 8-15-34
HOU: 19-10-13-42
Goalies: OTT: Gilles Gratton (L, 4-2-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 2-2-0)
Attendance: 8,166
Ottawa Nationals (4-4-0)
Houston Aeros (4-4-0)