All WHA game summaries from December 1, 1972
| 1: |
MIN, | Bill Klatt 7 (Wayne Connelly), 8:42 |
| MIN, | Bill Klatt 8 (Dave Hanson, John Arbour), 13:22 |
| ALB, | Bob McAneeley 2 (Rusty Patenaude), 13:39 |
| ALB, | Ron Walters 17 (Bill Hicke, Ron Anderson), 16:27 |
| 2: |
MIN, | Bob MacMillan 5 (Terry Ball, Dave Hanson), 2:35 |
| ALB, | Ross Perkins 7 (Bill Hicke, Rusty Patenaude), 4:44 |
| 3: |
MIN, | Mike McMahon 2 (Wayne Connelly), 4:54 |
| MIN, | Fred Speck 10 (Mike McMahon, Mel Pearson), 9:27 |
| ALB, | Bob Wall 3, 17:46 |
| MIN, | Wayne Connelly 13 (George Morrison), 19:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Arbour, MIN 0:58 |
| Ron Anderson, ALB 6:51 |
| 2: |
Fred Speck, MIN 4:00 |
| Ken Baird, ALB 4:45 |
| George Konik, MIN 11:29 |
| Jack McCartan, MIN 12:25 |
| Rusty Patenaude, ALB 12:25 |
| Terry Ball, MIN 18:51 |
| 3: |
Ken Baird, ALB [major] 12:59 |
| John Arbour, MIN [major] 12:59 |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
ALB: 11 minutes
Shots: MIN: 10-17- 9-36
ALB: 12- 9-11-32
Goalies: MIN: Jack McCartan (W, 6-3-0)
ALB: Jack Norris (L, 8-7-2)
Attendance: 2,460
| 1: |
CHI, | Dan Lodboa 4 (Bob Sicinski, Ron Anderson), 5:00 |
| LA , | Earl Heiskala 5 (Ted McCaskill, Bernie MacNeil), 13:56 |
| 2: |
LA , | Alton White 5 (Peter Slater), 8:08 |
| CHI, | Bob Whitlock 8, 10:38 |
| LA , | Bernie MacNeil 4 (Jim Watson), 13:52 |
| 3: |
LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 6 (Jim Niekamp, Gary Veneruzzo), :14 |
| LA , | Bart Crashley 11, 8:10 |
| CHI, | Bob Sicinski 7 (Jan Popiel, Larry Mavety), 8:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ron Anderson, CHI 9:11 |
| 2: |
Rosaire Paiement, CHI [minor, major] 7:52 |
| J.P. LeBlanc, LA [minor, major] 7:52 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 9:05 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 18:01 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 18:57 |
| Bob Whitlock, CHI [misconduct] 18:57 |
| 3: |
Earl Heiskala, LA 2:10 |
| Tom Serviss, LA 6:06 |
| Russ Gillow, LA 9:43 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 19:01 |
Penalty time: LA : 17 minutes
CHI: 23 minutes
Shots: LA : 14-12- 5-31
CHI: 6- 5- 8-19
Goalies: LA : George Gardner,
Russ Gillow
CHI: Jimmy McLeod (L, 5-8-1)
Attendance: 3,658
| 1: |
PHI, | Andre Lacroix 13 (Danny Lawson), 10:14 |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 11 (Tom Webster), 10:50 |
| 2: |
PHI, | Michel Plante 4 (John McKenzie, Michel Boudreau), 1:50 |
| PHI, | Michel Boudreau 1 (John McKenzie, Jim Cardiff), 13:46 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 5 (Mike Hyndman, Dick Sarrazin), 14:26 |
| 3: |
PHI, | John McKenzie 4 (Don Burgess), 9:51 |
| PHI, | Michel Boudreau 2, 15:30 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 15 (Brad Selwood, Terry Caffery), 19:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Ley, NE 0:57 |
| Andre Lacroix, PHI 0:57 |
| Terry Caffery, NE 1:52 |
| John McKenzie, PHI 3:33 |
| Michel Plante, PHI 11:15 |
| Larry Pleau, NE 11:15 |
| 2: | none |
| 3: |
Ted Green, NE [minor, major] 4:32 |
| Don O'Donoghue, PHI [minor, major] 4:32 |
| Don Herriman, PHI 9:14 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 11:21 |
| Rychard Campeau, PHI 15:31 |
Penalty time: NE : 15 minutes
PHI: 17 minutes
Shots: NE : 9-13-13-35
PHI: 11- 7-12-30
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (L, 4-4-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 1-5-0)
Attendance: 4,643
| 1: |
OTT, | Jack Gibson 2 (Wayne Carleton), 10:14 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 19 (Norm Beaudin), 1:53 |
| OTT, | Tom Martin 8 (Gavin Kirk, Jack Gibson), 7:45 |
| WIN, | Norm Beaudin 13 (Wally Boyer, Dunc Rousseau), 17:26 |
| 3: |
OTT, | Rick Sentes 4 (Steve King, Wayne Carleton), 7:44 |
| OTT, | Tom Simpson 1 (Bob Leduc, Ken Stephanson), 10:44 |
| WIN, | Danny Johnson 8 (Ab McDonald), 14:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ken Stephanson, OTT 6:35 |
| Steve Cuddie, WIN 14:09 |
| Joe Zanussi, WIN 19:00 |
| 2: |
Ken Stephanson, OTT 1:33 |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT 4:55 |
| Bobby Hull, WIN 11:09 |
| 3: |
Duke Asmundson, WIN 7:13 |
| Chris Meloff, OTT 11:13 |
Penalty time: OTT: 8 minutes
WIN: 8 minutes
Shots: OTT: 7-11- 7-25
WIN: 5-14-10-29
Goalies: OTT: Gilles Gratton (W, 7-4-1)
WIN: Gordon Tumilson (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 5,106
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