WHA game summary from December 29, 1972

Team	1	2	3	F
Minnesota Fighting Saints (20-16-2)	0	1	1	2
Los Angeles Sharks (17-18-4)	3	0	2	5

1: LA , Gerry Odrowski 5 (Tom Serviss, Ted McCaskill), 9:02
   LA , J.P. LeBlanc 8 (Ralph MacSweyn), 9:33
   LA , Tom Gilmore 4 (Joe Szura), 14:13
2: MIN, Wayne Connelly 22 (Keith Christiansen, Terry Ball), 9:59
3: MIN, Terry Ryan 3 (Mike Antonovich, Mel Pearson), 12:37
   LA , Bill Young 10 (Tom Serviss, Jim Niekamp), 16:59
   LA , Earl Heiskala 7 (Jim Niekamp, Jim Watson), 17:37

Penalties:

1: Dick Paradise, MIN 1:25
   Jim Niekamp, LA [double minor] 2:13
   Ted McCaskill, LA 6:07
   Keith Christiansen, MIN 6:07
   Bench penalty, LA 8:03
   Jim Niekamp, LA 10:40
   Terry Ryan, MIN 14:11
   Peter Slater, LA 15:02
   John Arbour, MIN 15:02
   Ralph MacSweyn, LA 16:01
2: John Arbour, MIN 0:56
   Dick Paradise, MIN [misconduct] 9:33
   Dick Paradise, MIN [game misconduct] 9:38
   Ted McCaskill, LA [double minor, misconduct] 9:46
   John Arbour, MIN [game misconduct] 9:46
   John Arbour, MIN [major] 9:46
   Gary Veneruzzo, LA [major, game misconduct] 9:46
   Gerry Odrowski, LA 18:52
3: Tom Gilmore, LA 14:27
   Ted Hampson, MIN 14:27
   Mel Pearson, MIN 17:12
   Gerry Odrowski, LA 19:26

Penalty time: MIN: 49 minutes
              LA : 49 minutes

MIN Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Terry Ryan	1	0	1	2
Wayne Connelly	1	0	1	0
Mel Pearson	0	1	1	2
Keith Christiansen	0	1	1	2
Mike Antonovich	0	1	1	0
Terry Ball	0	1	1	0
Dick Paradise	0	0	0	22
John Arbour	0	0	0	19
Ted Hampson	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

LA Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Jim Niekamp	0	2	2	6
Tom Serviss	0	2	2	0
Gerry Odrowski	1	0	1	4
Tom Gilmore	1	0	1	2
Earl Heiskala	1	0	1	0
J.P. LeBlanc	1	0	1	0
Bill Young	1	0	1	0
Ted McCaskill	0	1	1	16
Ralph MacSweyn	0	1	1	2
Joe Szura	0	1	1	0
Jim Watson	0	1	1	0
Gary Veneruzzo	0	0	0	15
Peter Slater	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: MIN:  6- 8- 7-21
       LA : 14- 8-19-41

Goalies: MIN: Jack McCartan (L, 8-8-1)
         LA : Russ Gillow (W, 9-5-1)

Attendance: 6,078