All WHA game summaries 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
| 1: |
CHI, | Bob Whitlock 10 (Reg Fleming, Ron Anderson), 6:24 |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 7 (Bob MacMillan, George Konik), 10:59 |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 8 (Bob Sicinski, Larry Mavety), 19:51 |
| 2: |
MIN, | Mel Pearson 5 (Mike McMahon, Bill Klatt), 8:20 |
| 3: | no scoring |
| 4: |
CHI, | Ron Anderson 2 (Reg Fleming), 7:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Whitlock, CHI 8:39 |
| Dick Paradise, MIN 12:46 |
| Dick McGlynn, CHI 15:02 |
| Terry Ball, MIN 18:38 |
| Reg Fleming, CHI 19:30 |
| Frank Sanders, MIN 19:45 |
| 2: |
Jan Popiel, CHI [minor, major] 13:48 |
| John Arbour, MIN [minor, major] 13:48 |
| 3: | none |
| 4: |
Andre Gill, CHI 5:03 |
| Keith Christiansen, MIN 5:03 |
Penalty time: CHI: 15 minutes
MIN: 15 minutes
Shots: CHI: 14- 7-11- 5-37
MIN: 14-17-17- 6-54
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (W, 1-3-0)
MIN: Jack McCartan (L, 6-4-0)
Attendance: 3,477
| 1: |
PHI, | Danny Lawson 14 (Andre Lacroix, Ron Plumb), :45 |
| CLE, | Ted Hodgson 9 (Joe Hardy, Rich Pumple), 12:27 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 14 (Gary Jarrett, Wayne Muloin), 1:37 |
| PHI, | John McKenzie 5 (Michel Boudreau, Michel Plante), 9:01 |
| 3: |
PHI, | Don O'Donoghue 3 (Pierre Henry, Ron Plumb), 8:08 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 15 (Gerry Pinder, Paul Shmyr), 10:37 |
| 4: |
CLE, | Gary Jarrett 12 (John Hanna, Ron Buchanan), :30 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rychard Campeau, PHI 7:59 |
| Jim Cardiff, PHI 14:57 |
| 2: |
Andre Lacroix, PHI 4:40 |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 9:23 |
| Jim McMasters, CLE 15:28 |
| Don Herriman, PHI 19:27 |
| 3: |
Jim McMasters, CLE 0:18 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
PHI: 8 minutes
Shots: CLE: 11- 7- 5- 1-24
PHI: 13-13-14- 0-40
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 4-3-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 1-7-0)
Attendance: 4,309
| 1: |
WIN, | Norm Beaudin 14 (Dunc Rousseau, Christian Bordeleau), 1:56 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Yves Bergeron 6, :43 |
| QUE, | Jean Payette 8 (Alain Caron, J.C. Tremblay), 4:50 |
| QUE, | Pierre Roy 2 (Michel Parizeau, Jean-Guy Gendron), 13:14 |
| QUE, | Jean-Guy Gendron 7 (Yves Bergeron, Michel Parizeau), 19:49 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Bobby Hull 10 (Jean-Guy Gratton, Danny Johnson), 19:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Steve Cuddie, WIN 9:36 |
| 2: |
Pierre Roy, QUE 1:12 |
| Duke Asmundson, WIN 4:44 |
| Frank Golembrosky, QUE 8:56 |
| Bobby Hull, WIN 13:58 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 17:33 |
| 3: |
Bob Woytowich, WIN 1:37 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 9:08 |
| Ken Desjardine, QUE 18:08 |
Penalty time: QUE: 10 minutes
WIN: 8 minutes
Shots: QUE: 9-13- 6-28
WIN: 9- 9-15-33
Goalies: QUE: Serge Aubry (W, 11-6-1)
WIN: Ernie Wakely (L, 13-9-1)
Attendance: 4,181
New York Raiders (15-12-0)
Houston Aeros (11-13-1)
Chicago Cougars (6-15-1)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (13-11-1)
Cleveland Crusaders (16-10-1)
Philadelphia Blazers (6-18-0)
Quebec Nordiques (13-10-1)
Winnipeg Jets (17-12-2)