WHA game summary from December 6, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Raiders (15-13-0) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New England Whalers (16-9-1) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NY , | Craig Reichmuth 4 (Mike Laughton, Garry Peters), 18:29 |
| 2: | NE , | Dick Sarrazin 3 (Tommy Williams, Brad Selwood), 5:11 |
| NY , | Kent Douglas 2 (Norm Ferguson, Gene Peacosh), 6:31 | |
| NE , | Dick Sarrazin 4 (Mike Hyndman, Brad Selwood), 11:02 | |
| NY , | Ron Ward 26 (Garry Peters, Craig Reichmuth), 14:37 | |
| 3: | NE , | Kevin Ahearn 6 (John Danby, Tommy Earl), 10:07 |
| NE , | John Danby 6 (Kevin Ahearn, Brad Selwood), 16:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Speer, NY 0:01 | |
| John French, NE 4:28 | ||
| Garry Peters, NY 9:35 | ||
| 2: | Ted Green, NE 12:29 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NY : 4 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| NY Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Reichmuth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Peters | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Douglas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Laughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Speer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Sarrazin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Ahearn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Hyndman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NY : 5- 6- 6-17
NE : 9-16-15-40
Goalies: NY : Pete Donnelly (L, 12-4-0)
NE : Bruce Landon (W, 5-4-1)
Attendance: 7,514