WHA game summary from November 8, 1972
  
| 1:  | no scoring | 
| 2:  | no scoring | 
| 3:  | 
NY , | Norm Ferguson 7 (Bobby Sheehan, Ken Block), 3:05 | 
 | LA , | Mike Byers 4 (Tom Serviss), 11:36 | 
 | LA , | Jarda Krupicka 1 (Jim Niekamp, Mike Byers), 19:26 | 
 
Penalties:
| 1:  | 
Jim Niekamp, LA 2:01 | 
 | Craig Reichmuth, NY 2:01 | 
 | Bobby Sheehan, NY 4:40 | 
 | Jim Watson, LA 10:09 | 
 | Ted Scharf, NY 14:02 | 
 | Gerry Odrowski, LA 14:02 | 
 | Brian Bradley, NY 18:56 | 
| 2:  | 
Gerry Odrowski, LA 4:51 | 
 | Kent Douglas, NY 8:08 | 
 | Jim Watson, LA 11:55 | 
 | Earl Heiskala, LA 17:33 | 
 | Tom Serviss, LA 18:35 | 
| 3:  | 
Gerry Odrowski, LA 2:27 | 
 | Tom Serviss, LA 2:27 | 
 | Ted Scharf, NY 2:27 | 
 | Jim Watson, LA 4:16 | 
 | Ralph MacSweyn, LA 5:19 | 
 | Brian Bradley, NY 10:12 | 
 | Jim Watson, LA 12:59 | 
 | Brian Bradley, NY 15:31 | 
Penalty time: NY : 16 minutes
              LA : 24 minutes
Shots: NY :  6- 9- 6-21
       LA : 12- 6-15-33
Goalies: NY : Pete Donnelly (L, 6-2-0)
         LA : Russ Gillow (W, 5-2-0)
Attendance: 3,695