WHA game summary from December 7, 1972

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (17-9-1)	1	3	0	4
Ottawa Nationals (12-12-1)	0	1	1	2

1: NE , Tom Webster 18 (Terry Caffery, Larry Pleau), 18:00
2: NE , Terry Caffery 13 (Tom Webster, Jim Dorey), 8:25
   NE , Ted Green 7 (Mike Hyndman), 9:45
   NE , Tim Sheehy 10 (Larry Pleau, John French), 12:38
   OTT, Steve King 5 (Wayne Carleton), 14:10
3: OTT, Bob Charlebois 6 (Guy Trottier, Bob Leduc), 8:45

Penalties:

1: Brian Gibbons, OTT 17:04
2: Rick Ley, NE 5:36
   Tom Webster, NE [double major, misconduct] 11:53
   Tom Simpson, OTT [minor, double major, misconduct] 11:53
   Jack Gibson, OTT 15:02
   Brad Selwood, NE 15:02
3: Wayne Carleton, OTT 0:45
   Tommy Williams, NE 4:20
   Chris Meloff, OTT 4:20
   Larry Pleau, NE 5:34

Penalty time: NE : 28 minutes
              OTT: 30 minutes

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Tom Webster	1	1	2	20
Terry Caffery	1	1	2	0
Larry Pleau	0	2	2	2
Ted Green	1	0	1	0
Tim Sheehy	1	0	1	0
John French	0	1	1	0
Mike Hyndman	0	1	1	0
Jim Dorey	0	1	1	0
Rick Ley	0	0	0	2
Brad Selwood	0	0	0	2
Tommy Williams	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

OTT Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Steve King	1	0	1	0
Bob Charlebois	1	0	1	0
Wayne Carleton	0	1	1	2
Bob Leduc	0	1	1	0
Guy Trottier	0	1	1	0
Tom Simpson	0	0	0	22
Jack Gibson	0	0	0	2
Chris Meloff	0	0	0	2
Brian Gibbons	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: NE :  5- 9- 6-20
       OTT: 11-11-15-37

Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 12-5-0)
         OTT: Les Binkley (L, 4-7-0)

Attendance: 2,682