All WHA game summaries from December 16, 1972
| 1: |
NE , | Ted Green 9 (Kevin Ahearn, Tommy Earl), 4:52 - PP |
| 2: |
PHI, | Danny Lawson 18 (Andre Lacroix, Ron Plumb), :30 - PP |
| NE , | John French 12 (Larry Pleau, Tim Sheehy), 1:16 |
| PHI, | John McKenzie 7 (Derek Harker, Michel Boudreau), 2:02 |
| NE , | John French 13 (Larry Pleau, Tim Sheehy), 10:18 |
| NE , | Kevin Ahearn 8 (John Danby, Ted Green), 13:57 - PP |
| NE , | Tom Webster 21 (Terry Caffery, Ted Green), 17:04 |
| 3: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 19 (Tim Sheehy, Rick Ley), 1:03 |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 15 (Tom Webster), 1:49 |
| NE , | Brit Selby 3 (Terry Caffery), 2:53 |
| PHI, | Danny Lawson 19 (Andre Lacroix, Derek Harker), 3:17 |
| PHI, | Michel Plante 9 (Ron Plumb), 4:51 |
| NE , | Brit Selby 4 (Terry Caffery, Jim Dorey), 8:14 |
| NE , | Tommy Earl 6 (John Danby), 10:15 - SH |
| PHI, | John McKenzie 8 (Bryan Campbell, John Bennett), 12:36 |
| PHI, | Jim Cardiff 3, 13:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jim Cardiff, PHI 2:56 |
| Larry Pleau, NE 14:05 |
| Bruce Landon, NE 19:51 |
| 2: |
Don O'Donoghue, PHI 5:03 |
| Michel Plante, PHI 12:06 |
| 3: |
Jim Dorey, NE 9:37 |
| Terry Caffery, NE 13:48 |
| Bench penalty, NE 16:30 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
Shots: NE : 14-10-14-38
PHI: 6-11-20-37
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (W, 7-5-1)
PHI: Marcel Paille,
Bernie Parent (L, 5-9-0)
Attendance: 3,699
New England Whalers (21-10-1)
Philadelphia Blazers (10-20-0)