All WHA game summaries from December 29, 1972
| 1: |
CLE, | Doug Brindley 2 (Gary Jarrett, Ray Clearwater), 5:02 |
| CLE, | Paul Andrea 8 (Jim Wiste), 7:00 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Joe Hardy 9 (Grant Erickson, Ted Hodgson), 4:39 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 22 (Doug Brindley, Gerry Pinder), 12:19 |
| CLE, | Paul Andrea 9 (Rich Pumple, Ray Clearwater), 15:58 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Michel Parizeau 13 (Jean-Guy Gendron, Yves Bergeron), 14:22 |
| QUE, | Alain Caron 19 (Jean-Yves Cartier), 16:58 |
| QUE, | Rejean Giroux 7 (Andre Gaudette), 18:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jean-Yves Cartier, QUE 6:10 |
| Rich Pumple, CLE 8:03 |
| Jean Payette, QUE 16:26 |
| 2: |
Gary Jarrett, CLE 1:57 |
| Rene Leclerc, QUE 18:52 |
| 3: |
Paul Andrea, CLE 4:35 |
| Pierre Guite, QUE 6:27 |
Penalty time: QUE: 8 minutes
CLE: 6 minutes
Shots: QUE: 12-14-24-50
CLE: 24-17-14-55
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 1-2-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 18-9-0)
Attendance: 5,709
| 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
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
| 1: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 9 (Don Grierson), 11:20 |
| NE , | Brad Selwood 6 (Paul Hurley, Terry Caffery), 19:55 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 10 (Larry Hale), 2:47 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 6 (Gord Labossiere, Poul Popiel), 13:26 |
| 3: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 25 (Paul Hurley, Tom Webster), 8:54 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 18 (Murray Hall, Frank Hughes), 13:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Brian McDonald, HOU 5:54 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU 12:02 |
| Rick Ley, NE [major] 18:48 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU [minor, major] 18:48 |
| 2: |
Ted Green, NE 7:06 |
| 3: |
Gord Labossiere, HOU 7:02 |
Penalty time: HOU: 13 minutes
NE : 7 minutes
Shots: HOU: 10-11-10-31
NE : 13-12-11-36
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 5-5-1)
NE : Bruce Landon (L, 9-7-1)
Attendance: 3,981
Quebec Nordiques (18-18-1)
Cleveland Crusaders (22-14-1)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (20-16-2)
Los Angeles Sharks (17-18-4)
Houston Aeros (16-16-3)
New England Whalers (23-15-1)