All WHA game summaries from December 2, 1972
| 1: |
LA , | Joe Szura 4 (Mike Byers, Tom Gilmore), :12 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 12 (J.P. LeBlanc, Alton White), 2:32 |
| 2: |
LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 13 (J.P. LeBlanc, Alton White), 9:22 |
| 3: |
CHI, | Bob Whitlock 9 (Ron Anderson), 6:47 |
| CHI, | Reg Fleming 9 (Brian Glenwright, Bob Whitlock), 15:52 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 14, 19:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gary Veneruzzo, LA 7:46 |
| Larry Mavety, CHI 13:17 |
| Jan Popiel, CHI 19:03 |
| 2: |
Jim Watson, LA 4:42 |
| J.P. LeBlanc, LA 9:53 |
| Jan Popiel, CHI 10:18 |
| 3: |
Rosaire Paiement, CHI 13:34 |
| Earl Heiskala, LA 13:34 |
| Bernie MacNeil, LA [misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: LA : 18 minutes
CHI: 8 minutes
Shots: LA : 9- 8- 8-25
CHI: 2- 5- 9-16
Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (W, 7-5-0)
CHI: Andre Gill,
Jimmy McLeod
Attendance: 4,399
| 1: |
CLE, | Rich Pumple 6 (Joe Hardy, Ted Hodgson), :29 |
| CLE, | Gerry Pinder 13 (Paul Shmyr), 7:32 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Ted Hodgson 7 (Joe Hardy), :32 |
| CLE, | Joe Hardy 6 (Rich Pumple, Gerry Pinder), 19:02 |
| 3: |
PHI, | Don Burgess 4 (Jim Cardiff, Bryan Campbell), :58 |
| CLE, | Rich Pumple 7 (Joe Hardy), 2:00 |
| PHI, | Bryan Campbell 7 (Don Burgess, Don O'Donoghue), 4:33 |
| CLE, | Paul Andrea 5 (Al Rycroft, Grant Erickson), 9:51 |
| CLE, | Grant Erickson 5 (Paul Andrea, Bill Horton), 18:01 |
| CLE, | Ray Clearwater 4 (Ted Hodgson, Joe Hardy), 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Derek Harker, PHI 5:34 |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 6:26 |
| Ron Buchanan, CLE 7:23 |
| Andre Lacroix, PHI 7:23 |
| 2: |
Derek Harker, PHI 6:35 |
| Bill Horton, CLE 9:12 |
| 3: |
Derek Harker, PHI 15:45 |
Penalty time: PHI: 8 minutes
CLE: 6 minutes
Shots: PHI: 10- 9-11-30
CLE: 14-19-15-48
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 1-6-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 12-6-0)
Attendance: 7,951
| 1: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 16 (Tim Sheehy, John French), 5:00 |
| NE , | John Danby 3 (Tommy Earl, Kevin Ahearn), 5:52 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 16 (Terry Caffery, Brit Selby), 16:07 |
| NE , | John Danby 4 (Jim Dorey, Kevin Ahearn), 16:44 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Andre Gaudette 5 (Rejean Giroux), 5:34 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 7 (Larry Pleau, John French), 18:19 |
| 3: |
NE , | Tommy Earl 5 (John Danby), 6:58 |
| QUE, | Jean-Guy Gendron 6 (Yves Bergeron, J.C. Tremblay), 8:46 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 6 (Larry Pleau, Jim Dorey), 16:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Green, NE 0:38 |
| Ken Desjardine, QUE 5:01 |
| Ted Green, NE 6:48 |
| Tommy Williams, NE 12:04 |
| Alain Caron, QUE 13:17 |
| Jacques Blain, QUE 17:06 |
| 2: |
Bobby Guindon, QUE 6:08 |
| 3: |
John French, NE 0:07 |
| Rick Ley, NE 6:19 |
| John French, NE [misconduct] 6:19 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 14:21 |
| Brit Selby, NE 17:40 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 17:40 |
| Michel Rouleau, QUE [major] 19:03 |
| Rick Ley, NE [minor, major] 19:03 |
Penalty time: QUE: 17 minutes
NE : 29 minutes
Shots: QUE: 9-12- 9-30
NE : 18- 9-11-38
Goalies: QUE: Serge Aubry (L, 9-6-1)
NE : Al Smith (W, 10-5-0)
Attendance: 4,800
| 1: |
NY , | Gene Peacosh 8 (Bobby Sheehan, Norm Ferguson), 5:52 |
| HOU, | Ed Hoekstra 3, 14:21 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Don Grierson 1 (Larry Lund), 6:25 |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 9 (Gord Labossiere, Poul Popiel), 8:56 |
| HOU, | Duke Harris 10 (Ed Hoekstra, Brian McDonald), 11:06 |
| HOU, | Dunc McCallum 4 (Gord Labossiere, Jack Stanfield), 13:37 |
| HOU, | Don Grierson 2 (Ted Taylor, Larry Hale), 16:22 |
| HOU, | Brian McDonald 3 (Ed Hoekstra), 16:29 |
| 3: |
NY , | Gene Peacosh 9 (Bobby Sheehan, Norm Ferguson), 5:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ray Larose, HOU 3:48 |
| 2: |
Dunc McCallum, HOU 1:11 |
| 3: |
Gord Labossiere, HOU 9:22 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 19:26 |
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
NY : 0 minutes
Shots: HOU: 5-13- 5-23
NY : 11-10- 9-30
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (W, 8-5-0)
NY : Gary Kurt (L, 3-5-0)
Attendance: 4,087
Los Angeles Sharks (13-14-1)
Chicago Cougars (5-15-1)
Philadelphia Blazers (6-17-0)
Cleveland Crusaders (15-9-1)
Quebec Nordiques (11-10-1)
New England Whalers (14-9-1)
Houston Aeros (11-11-1)
New York Raiders (13-12-0)