WHA game summary from December 22, 1972
| 1: |
NY , | Bobby Sheehan 22 (Norm Ferguson, Hal Willis), 6:15 |
| NY , | Brian Bradley 7 (Wayne Rivers, Ron Ward), 8:44 |
| OTT, | Wayne Carleton 22 (Guy Trottier, Bob Charlebois), 10:23 |
| 2: |
NY , | Gene Peacosh 17 (Norm Ferguson, Bill Speer), 6:59 |
| OTT, | Wayne Carleton 23, 9:33 |
| OTT, | Tom Simpson 2, 11:22 |
| OTT, | Guy Trottier 14 (Wayne Carleton, Bob Charlebois), 16:13 |
| NY , | Gene Peacosh 18 (Norm Ferguson, Wally Olds), 17:00 |
| NY , | Norm Ferguson 17 (Kent Douglas, Bobby Sheehan), 17:12 |
| NY , | Bobby Sheehan 23 (Gene Peacosh, Norm Ferguson), 17:41 |
| 3: |
OTT, | Brian Gibbons 3 (Wayne Carleton), :37 |
| NY , | Brian Bradley 8 (Ken Block, Ron Ward), 19:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Brian Conacher, OTT 14:35 |
| Rick Sentes, OTT 19:05 |
| 2: |
Kent Douglas, NY 9:02 |
| Garry Peters, NY 19:36 |
| 3: |
Rick Sentes, OTT 7:52 |
| Bob Jones, NY 10:18 |
| Hal Willis, NY 17:44 |
| Rick Sentes, OTT 17:44 |
Penalty time: OTT: 8 minutes
NY : 8 minutes
Shots: OTT: 11- 8- 7-26
NY : 16-16-10-42
Goalies: OTT: Gilles Gratton,
Les Binkley
NY : Pete Donnelly (W, 16-7-0)
Attendance: 3,002
Ottawa Nationals (14-17-2)
New York Raiders (20-17-0)