WHA game summary from December 17, 1972
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
NY , | Brian Bradley 5 (Ron Ward), :21 |
| NY , | Norm Ferguson 16 (Gene Peacosh, Bob Jones), 4:39 |
| WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 26 (Bob Ash, Steve Cuddie), 16:12 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Bobby Hull 18 (Christian Bordeleau, Larry Hornung), 1:14 |
| WIN, | Milt Black 11 (Wally Boyer, Larry Hornung), 3:48 |
| WIN, | Wally Boyer 5 (Bobby Hull), 14:47 |
| NY , | Wayne Rivers 16 (Ron Ward, Hal Willis), 15:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Winograd, NY 4:59 |
| Christian Bordeleau, WIN 14:41 |
| 2: |
Dunc Rousseau, WIN 3:31 |
| Wayne Rivers, NY 12:01 |
| 3: |
Garry Peters, NY 10:05 |
| Dunc Rousseau, WIN 16:37 |
| Norm Beaudin, WIN [major] 19:37 |
| Kent Douglas, NY [minor, major] 19:37 |
Penalty time: WIN: 11 minutes
NY : 13 minutes
Shots: WIN: 11- 8-14-33
NY : 11-10- 6-27
Goalies: WIN: Ernie Wakely (W, 17-12-1)
NY : Pete Donnelly (L, 14-7-0)
Attendance: 10,219
Winnipeg Jets (21-15-2)
New York Raiders (18-16-0)