WHA game summary from December 5, 1972
| 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
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
New York Raiders (15-12-0)
Houston Aeros (11-13-1)