All WHA game summaries from December 12, 1972
| 1: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 11 (Don Grierson, Larry Lund), 1:02 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 3 (Murray Hall, Gord Labossiere), 5:59 |
| ALB, | Rusty Patenaude 7, 10:05 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 6 (Larry Hale, Ted Taylor), 12:13 |
| 2: |
ALB, | Jim Benzelock 1 (Bill Hicke), 6:52 |
| HOU, | Duke Harris 11 (Larry Hale, Dunc McCallum), 7:19 |
| 3: |
ALB, | Ross Perkins 8, 4:01 |
| HOU, | Don Grierson 4 (Larry Lund), 8:42 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 4, 13:23 |
| ALB, | Bob McAneeley 3 (Ross Perkins), 19:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob McAneeley, ALB 14:00 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 19:27 |
| 2: |
Ed Hoekstra, HOU 1:14 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 19:22 |
| 3: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 9:46 |
| John Schella, HOU 10:25 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 14:12 |
Penalty time: ALB: 2 minutes
HOU: 12 minutes
Shots: ALB: 18-11- 7-36
HOU: 7-14-13-34
Goalies: ALB: Jack Norris (L, 8-11-2)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 9-8-0)
Attendance: 1,634
| 1: |
LA , | Alton White 6 (Ralph MacSweyn), 3:20 |
| 2: |
MIN, | Bill Klatt 10 (Mike McMahon), :45 |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 10 (Bob MacMillan, George Konik), 4:30 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 17 (J.P. LeBlanc, Tom Serviss), 19:32 - PP |
| 3: |
MIN, | Keith Christiansen 7 (Ted Hampson, Bill Klatt), 1:44 |
| LA , | Mike Byers 13 (Gerry Odrowski), 13:05 |
| 4: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jim Niekamp, LA [minor, misconduct] 1:15 |
| Bob MacMillan, MIN 6:55 |
| Bill Klatt, MIN 10:09 |
| Bill Young, LA 10:51 |
| Dick Paradise, MIN 16:06 |
| Gary Veneruzzo, LA 18:05 |
| 2: |
Ralph MacSweyn, LA 6:37 |
| Frank Sanders, MIN 11:14 |
| Len Lilyholm, MIN 13:44 |
| Mike Byers, LA [minor, misconduct] 13:44 |
| Terry Ball, MIN 17:36 |
| 3: |
Gerry Odrowski, LA 2:35 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: MIN: 12 minutes
LA : 32 minutes
Shots: MIN: 9-10-10- 6-35
LA : 13-15- 8- 6-42
Goalies: MIN: Jack McCartan (T, 6-5-1)
LA : George Gardner (T, 6-7-2)
Attendance: 3,149
| 1: |
QUE, | Andre Gaudette 8 (Rejean Giroux, Bobby Guindon), 1:42 |
| QUE, | Frank Golembrosky 5 (Michel Rouleau, Ken Desjardine), 9:19 |
| 2: |
PHI, | Ron Plumb 3 (Bryan Campbell), 4:22 - PP |
| QUE, | Andre Gaudette 9 (Bobby Guindon), 14:53 - SH |
| 3: |
QUE, | Alain Caron 11 (Michel Rouleau, Jean Payette), 14:06 - PP |
| QUE, | Andre Gaudette 10 (Rejean Giroux, Bobby Guindon), 16:42 |
| PHI, | Michel Boudreau 3 (Ron Plumb, Michel Plante), 17:27 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rychard Campeau, PHI 14:07 |
| Andre Lacroix, PHI 17:06 |
| 2: |
Don Herriman, PHI 1:10 |
| Pierre Roy, QUE 4:11 |
| Bryan Campbell, PHI 6:16 |
| Pierre Roy, QUE 6:16 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron, QUE 14:19 |
| 3: |
Jacques Blain, QUE [double minor] 5:00 |
| Don Burgess, PHI 8:46 |
| Ken Desjardine, QUE 11:12 |
| Ron Plumb, PHI 12:17 |
| Michel Rouleau, QUE 17:09 |
Penalty time: PHI: 12 minutes
QUE: 14 minutes
Shots: PHI: 8- 3- 7-18
QUE: 12-11-13-36
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 3-8-0)
QUE: Jacques Lemelin (W, 3-4-0)
Attendance: 5,686
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