WHA game summary from December 25, 1972
| 1: |
NY , | Bobby Sheehan 24 (Hal Willis), 3:17 |
| NE , | John French 14 (Larry Pleau, Ted Green), 8:59 |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 20, 10:56 |
| NE , | Kevin Ahearn 9 (Ted Green), 11:30 |
| 2: |
NE , | Tom Webster 27 (Jim Dorey), 14:13 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 28, 19:06 |
| 3: |
NE , | Tim Sheehy 13 (Larry Pleau, John French), 15:03 |
| NY , | Craig Reichmuth 9 (Jarda Krupicka, Ken Block), 18:24 |
| NE , | Brit Selby 5 (Brad Selwood, Terry Caffery), 18:50 |
| NE , | John Danby 8 (Kevin Ahearn), 19:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Craig Reichmuth, NY 9:17 |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:21 |
| Ken Block, NY 17:54 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 18:25 |
| 2: |
Garry Peters, NY 1:34 |
| Tom Webster, NE 14:56 |
| 3: |
Kevin Ahearn, NE 6:14 |
| Wayne Rivers, NY 6:14 |
| Bruce Landon, NE 10:55 |
| Norm Ferguson, NY 12:00 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
NY : 10 minutes
Shots: NE : 8- 9- 9-26
NY : 6- 6-13-25
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (W, 8-6-1)
NY : Ian Wilkie,
Pete Donnelly
Attendance: 4,449
New England Whalers (22-14-1)
New York Raiders (20-18-0)