All WHA game summaries from November 20, 1972
| 1: |
NE , | John French 8 (Tim Sheehy, John Danby), :11 |
| OTT, | Wayne Carleton 11 (Ron Climie, Brian Gibbons), 4:43 |
| OTT, | Rick Cunningham 1, 4:54 |
| NE , | Ted Green 3 (John Danby, Rick Ley), 5:47 |
| NE , | John French 9 (Paul Hurley, John Danby), 12:19 |
| OTT, | Gavin Kirk 5 (Steve King, Rick Sentes), 18:19 |
| 2: |
NE , | Tom Webster 11 (Terry Caffery, Ric Jordan), 2:14 |
| NE , | Ted Green 4 (Tommy Williams), 3:15 |
| OTT, | Tom Martin 7 (Chris Meloff, Wayne Carleton), 5:10 |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 8 (Larry Pleau, Rick Ley), 9:46 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 12 (Terry Caffery, Jim Dorey), 17:46 |
| 3: |
OTT, | Bob Leduc 6 (Guy Trottier), 3:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jim Dorey, NE 6:32 |
| Rick Sentes, OTT 12:56 |
| Ted Green, NE 19:30 |
| 2: |
Brad Selwood, NE 4:26 |
| Rick Ley, NE 5:56 |
| Ric Jordan, NE 9:02 |
| Mike Boland, OTT 9:02 |
| Rick Cunningham, OTT 9:15 |
| Rick Ley, NE 15:24 |
| Chris Meloff, OTT 15:45 |
| John Donnelly, OTT 18:04 |
| 3: |
Tom Martin, OTT 5:10 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 10:07 |
| Rick Sentes, OTT 13:34 |
Penalty time: OTT: 14 minutes
NE : 14 minutes
Shots: OTT: 14- 6- 5-25
NE : 16-11- 8-35
Goalies: OTT: Gilles Gratton (L, 6-4-1)
NE : Al Smith (W, 7-4-0)
Attendance: 7,976
Ottawa Nationals (7-8-1)
New England Whalers (11-5-1)