WHA game summary from December 19, 1972

Team	1	2	3	F
Los Angeles Sharks (15-16-3)	0	2	3	5
Houston Aeros (14-16-2)	2	2	3	7

1: HOU, Gord Labossiere 17, 4:53
   HOU, Ted Taylor 13 (Don Grierson), 8:44
2: LA , Jim Watson 1 (Howie Heggedal, Jim Niekamp), 2:21
   HOU, Brian McDonald 5 (Keke Mortson, Jack Stanfield), 10:04
   LA , Jim Watson 2 (Tom Gilmore, Peter Slater), 15:02
   HOU, Brian McDonald 6 (Keke Mortson), 18:16
3: HOU, Brian McDonald 7 (Keke Mortson, John Schella), 9:46
   HOU, Brian McDonald 8 (Poul Popiel, Jack Stanfield), 9:56
   HOU, Ed Hoekstra 6 (Duke Harris, Brian Smith), 12:56
   LA , Bart Crashley 12 (Gerry Odrowski), 14:44
   LA , Gary Veneruzzo 19 (Joe Szura), 18:33
   LA , Howie Heggedal 2 (Joe Szura), 19:55

Penalties:

1: Dunc McCallum, HOU 14:32
2: Duke Harris, HOU 13:49
   Joe Szura, LA 19:30
3: John Schella, HOU 4:35
   Ralph MacSweyn, LA 7:15
   Don Grierson, HOU 14:32
   John Schella, HOU 15:38
   Tom Gilmore, LA 15:42
   Gord Labossiere, HOU 16:14

Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
              HOU: 12 minutes

Shots: LA : 11- 8-15-34
       HOU: 12-12-11-35

Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow, George Gardner
         HOU: Don McLeod (W, 10-9-0)

Attendance: 2,315