WHA game summary from December 24, 1972
1: LA , Gary Veneruzzo 21 (J.P. LeBlanc), :19
LA , Gary Veneruzzo 22 (J.P. LeBlanc), 13:16
NE , Larry Pleau 21 (Tim Sheehy, Jim Dorey), 13:43
2: LA , Mike Byers 14 (Gerry Odrowski, Howie Heggedal), 3:03
NE , Larry Pleau 22 (Tom Webster, Terry Caffery), 12:55
3: LA , Tom Gilmore 3 (Joe Szura), 3:36
LA , Mike Byers 15 (Gary Veneruzzo, J.P. LeBlanc), 5:04
NE , Larry Pleau 23 (John French, Brad Selwood), 17:37
Penalties:
1: Bill Young, LA 10:53
Brad Selwood, NE 17:07
Tom Gilmore, LA [major] 19:53
Tim Sheehy, NE [major] 19:53
2: Jim Watson, LA 12:15
Rick Ley, NE 14:35
3: none
Penalty time: LA : 9 minutes
NE : 9 minutes
Shots: LA : 15-10-17-42
NE : 7- 9- 8-24
Goalies: LA : George Gardner (W, 7-9-3)
NE : Al Smith (L, 14-8-0)
Attendance: 8,496