WHA game summary from December 14, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (20-10-1) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (15-15-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NE , | Tim Sheehy 11 (John French, Larry Pleau), 9:04 |
| NE , | Ted Green 8 (Tom Webster, Rick Ley), 11:06 | |
| LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 7 (Alton White, Gary Veneruzzo), 18:13 | |
| 2: | NE , | Larry Pleau 18 (John French, Tim Sheehy), 6:22 |
| NE , | Jim Dorey 3, 15:35 | |
| NE , | Paul Hurley 1 (Terry Caffery), 19:36 - PP | |
| 3: | LA , | Tom Serviss 4 (Bill Young, Jim Watson), 2:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Jim Watson, LA 19:29 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 0 minutes
LA : 2 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Serviss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 3- 7- 3-13
LA : 13-12-11-36
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 14-5-0)
LA : George Gardner (L, 6-8-2)
Attendance: 3,224