WHA game summary from December 21, 1972
  
| 1:  | no scoring | 
| 2:  | no scoring | 
| 3:  | 
MIN, | Mel Pearson 6 (Bob MacMillan, Mike Antonovich), 10:43 | 
 | MIN, | Wayne Connelly 20 (John Arbour, George Morrison), 13:10 | 
 | MIN, | Mel Pearson 7, 19:07 - EN | 
 
Penalties:
| 1:  | none | 
| 2:  | 
Mel Pearson, MIN 4:14 | 
 | Fred Speck, MIN [minor, misconduct] 12:56 | 
 | Bob Ash, WIN 19:26 | 
| 3:  | 
Frank Sanders, MIN 5:28 | 
 | Jean-Guy Gratton, WIN 18:28 | 
 | Jean-Guy Gratton, WIN [major] 18:28 | 
 | Dick Paradise, MIN [minor, major] 18:28 | 
 | George Morrison, MIN [minor, misconduct] 18:28 | 
 | Bill Sutherland, WIN [minor, misconduct] 18:28 | 
Penalty time: WIN: 21 minutes
              MIN: 35 minutes
Shots: WIN: 10-17- 5-32
       MIN:  4- 6-11-21
Goalies: WIN: Ernie Wakely (L, 17-13-1)
         MIN: Jack McCartan (W, 8-6-1)
Attendance: 6,027