WHA game summary from December 30, 1972
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
OTT, | Brian Conacher 5 (Mike Boland), :49 |
| OTT, | Gavin Kirk 8 (Brian Gibbons), 2:53 |
| OTT, | Steve King 11 (Gavin Kirk, Rick Cunningham), 6:22 |
| 3: |
CHI, | Dan Lodboa 6 (Rick Morris, Reg Fleming), 8:55 |
| CHI, | Dan Lodboa 7 (Rick Morris, Larry Mavety), 17:08 |
| OTT, | Jack Gibson 8 (Steve King), 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Larry Cahan, CHI 0:56 |
| Larry Mavety, CHI 8:37 |
| Bob Charlebois, OTT 8:37 |
| 2: |
Jimmy McLeod, CHI 4:21 |
| Steve Warr, OTT 6:08 |
| Gavin Kirk, OTT [misconduct] 8:23 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 9:26 |
| Ken Stephanson, OTT 14:43 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 15:04 |
| Bob Leduc, OTT 15:04 |
| 3: |
Mike Amodeo, OTT 5:16 |
Penalty time: OTT: 20 minutes
CHI: 10 minutes
Shots: OTT: 7-11- 5-23
CHI: 3-10-15-28
Goalies: OTT: Gilles Gratton (W, 11-6-3)
CHI: Jimmy McLeod (L, 10-13-1)
Attendance: 5,694
Ottawa Nationals (16-17-3)
Chicago Cougars (13-23-1)