WHA game summary from December 11, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (20-13-2) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 New England Whalers (19-9-1) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | WIN, | Milt Black 10 (Bobby Hull), 5:50 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 19 (Terry Caffery, Jim Dorey), 10:32 | |
| 3: | NE , | Jim Dorey 2 (Tim Sheehy, Larry Pleau), 5:36 |
| WIN, | Norm Beaudin 15 (Dunc Rousseau, Joe Zanussi), 9:43 | |
| NE , | Mike Hyndman 3 (Tim Sheehy), 11:17 | |
| NE , | Kevin Ahearn 7 (Rick Ley, Ted Green), 14:08 | |
| WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 22 (Norm Beaudin, Dunc Rousseau), 19:14 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Ley, NE 1:56 |
| 2: | Rick Ley, NE 7:13 |
| 3: | Wally Boyer, WIN 0:45 |
Penalty time: WIN: 2 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Beaudin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc Rousseau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Milt Black | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Zanussi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Boyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Dorey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Ahearn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Hyndman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 9- 9- 8-26
NE : 10- 8-16-34
Goalies: WIN: Ernie Wakely (L, 16-10-1)
NE : Al Smith (W, 13-5-0)
Attendance: 9,119