WHA game summary from December 21, 1972
| 1: |
NE , | Terry Caffery 19 (Tom Webster, Rick Ley), 6:40 |
| ALB, | Ron Walters 19 (Bob Wall, Eddie Joyal), 9:05 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 25 (Ted Green, Terry Caffery), 19:55 |
| 2: |
NE , | Tim Sheehy 12 (Terry Caffery, John French), 5:57 |
| ALB, | Rusty Patenaude 10 (Steve Carlyle), 7:59 |
| ALB, | Jim Harrison 12 (Roger Cote, Doug Barrie), 9:15 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 26 (Ted Green, Rick Ley), 10:47 |
| 3: |
ALB, | Jim Harrison 13 (Al Hamilton, Ron Anderson), 5:36 |
| ALB, | Bill Hicke 9 (Jim Harrison), 16:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jim Harrison, ALB [major] 2:56 |
| Jim Dorey, NE [major] 2:56 |
| Al Hamilton, ALB 18:00 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 18:57 |
| 2: |
Ron Anderson, ALB 0:50 |
| John French, NE 10:27 |
| Jim Harrison, ALB 10:27 |
| Brian Carlin, ALB 10:27 |
| Roger Cote, ALB 14:44 |
| 3: |
Kevin Ahearn, NE 15:56 |
Penalty time: NE : 11 minutes
ALB: 15 minutes
Shots: NE : 10-10-12-32
ALB: 9- 8-13-30
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (L, 7-6-1)
ALB: Jack Norris (W, 10-11-2)
Attendance: 3,531
New England Whalers (21-13-1)
Alberta Oilers (15-18-2)