WHA game summary from October 28, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alberta Oilers (5-3-1) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New England Whalers (5-4-0) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | ALB, | Dennis Kassian 1 (Rusty Patenaude), 2:37 |
| 2: | ALB, | Brian Carlin 3 (Jim Harrison, Ron Anderson), 14:27 |
| 3: | ALB, | Rusty Patenaude 2 (Bob Falkenberg, Ron Walters), 14:01 |
| ALB, | Bill Hicke 4 (Val Fonteyne, Ross Perkins), 15:48 | |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 7 (Tom Webster, Terry Caffery), 18:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Hamilton, ALB 6:13 |
| Al Hamilton, ALB 8:40 | |
| Doug Barrie, ALB 8:58 | |
| 2: | Mike Hyndman, NE 5:05 |
| Ron Anderson, ALB 5:48 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 5:48 | |
| Bob Falkenberg, ALB 19:25 | |
| 3: | Bob Wall, ALB 4:38 |
| Bob Wall, ALB 10:48 |
Penalty time: ALB: 14 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| ALB Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Patenaude | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Carlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hicke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Kassian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Walters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross Perkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Hyndman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: ALB: 14-11-11-36
NE : 16- 9-19-44
Goalies: ALB: Jack Norris (W, 2-2-1)
NE : Bruce Landon (L, 2-1-0)
Attendance: 3,500