WHA game summary from December 5, 1972

Team	1	2	3	F
New York Raiders (15-12-0)	4	0	2	6
Houston Aeros (11-13-1)	1	1	2	4

1: NY , Norm Ferguson 13, 1:39
   NY , Ron Ward 24 (Norm Ferguson), 4:40
   HOU, Poul Popiel 7 (Larry Hale, Frank Hughes), 8:00
   NY , Gene Peacosh 10 (Ron Ward, Norm Ferguson), 15:25
   NY , Ron Ward 25 (Wayne Rivers), 16:11
2: HOU, Gord Labossiere 16 (Dunc McCallum, Poul Popiel), 12:51
3: NY , Gene Peacosh 11 (Bobby Sheehan), 8:38
   NY , Gene Peacosh 12 (Bobby Sheehan), 11:57
   HOU, Murray Hall 11 (Gord Labossiere), 17:04
   HOU, Brian McDonald 4 (Larry Lund, Dunc McCallum), 18:51

Penalties:

1: Dunc McCallum, HOU 4:40
   Brian Bradley, NY 7:11
   Don Grierson, HOU 12:36
   Garry Peters, NY 12:36
   Brian McDonald, HOU 15:18
   Murray Hall, HOU 19:39
2: Bill Speer, NY 5:27
   Larry Hale, HOU 8:08
   Ron Ward, NY 12:26
   Ray Larose, HOU 12:36
   Don Grierson, HOU 19:38
   Brian Morenz, NY 19:38
3: Bobby Sheehan, NY 9:13

Penalty time: NY : 12 minutes
              HOU: 14 minutes

NY Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Gene Peacosh	3	0	3	0
Ron Ward	2	1	3	2
Norm Ferguson	1	2	3	0
Bobby Sheehan	0	2	2	2
Wayne Rivers	0	1	1	0
Bill Speer	0	0	0	2
Brian Morenz	0	0	0	2
Brian Bradley	0	0	0	2
Garry Peters	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

HOU Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Poul Popiel	1	1	2	0
Gord Labossiere	1	1	2	0
Dunc McCallum	0	2	2	2
Murray Hall	1	0	1	2
Brian McDonald	1	0	1	2
Larry Hale	0	1	1	2
Frank Hughes	0	1	1	0
Larry Lund	0	1	1	0
Don Grierson	0	0	0	4
Ray Larose	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: NY : 13-10- 7-30
       HOU:  6-10- 7-23

Goalies: NY : Pete Donnelly (W, 12-3-0)
         HOU: Bill Hughes, Don McLeod

Attendance: 3,618