WHA game summary from December 26, 1972
| 1: |
OTT, | Steve King 10 (Brian Gibbons, Jack Gibson), 17:49 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Murray Hall 14, :51 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Poul Popiel 9 (Gord Labossiere, Frank Hughes), 8:27 |
| OTT, | Rick Sentes 7 (Brian Conacher, Mike Boland), 10:08 |
| OTT, | Jack Gibson 7 (Steve King, Mike Amodeo), 12:10 |
| HOU, | Keke Mortson 5 (Larry Hale, Jack Stanfield), 14:26 |
| 4: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bench penalty, OTT 4:22 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU 7:20 |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT 7:20 |
| Dunc McCallum, HOU 12:19 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU 15:37 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 17:15 |
| 2: |
Gavin Kirk, OTT 4:15 |
| Gilles Gratton, OTT 4:15 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU 4:15 |
| Brian McDonald, HOU 4:15 |
| Don McLeod, HOU 4:38 |
| Dunc McCallum, HOU 13:19 |
| Duke Harris, HOU 15:09 |
| 3: |
Don Grierson, HOU 7:38 |
| Rick Sentes, OTT 7:38 |
| 4: |
Larry Lund, HOU [minor, major] 8:51 |
| Mike Boland, OTT [minor, major] 8:51 |
Penalty time: HOU: 27 minutes
OTT: 17 minutes
Shots: HOU: 16-10-12- 3-41
OTT: 12-10-16- 4-42
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (T, 11-9-1)
OTT: Gilles Gratton (T, 10-6-3)
Attendance: 2,796
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