WHA game summary from December 31, 1972
| 1: |
QUE, | Jean-Guy Gendron 9 (J.C. Tremblay, Michel Parizeau), 1:13 |
| QUE, | Pierre Guite 3 (Paul Larose, Jean Payette), 2:39 |
| QUE, | Jean-Guy Gendron 10 (Michel Parizeau, J.C. Tremblay), 9:53 |
| OTT, | Rick Sentes 8 (Mike Boland, Brian Conacher), 10:55 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Michel Parizeau 14 (Andre Gaudette), 2:53 |
| OTT, | Rick Sentes 9 (Brian Conacher, Rick Cunningham), 3:22 |
| QUE, | J.C. Tremblay 8 (Rene Leclerc), 6:28 |
| QUE, | Rene Leclerc 12 (Michel Parizeau, Jean-Guy Gendron), 13:04 |
| OTT, | Ken Stephanson 2, 15:50 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Alain Caron 20 (Michel Parizeau, Jean-Guy Gendron), 9:59 |
| OTT, | Wayne Carleton 26 (Guy Trottier, Bob Charlebois), 14:21 |
| QUE, | Andre Gaudette 11 (Bobby Guindon, Rejean Giroux), 15:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Cunningham, OTT 0:25 |
| Gavin Kirk, OTT 8:30 |
| Jacques Blain, QUE 12:10 |
| Yves Bergeron, QUE 12:10 |
| Mike Boland, OTT 15:01 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 19:47 |
| 2: |
Yves Bergeron, QUE 4:08 |
| Gavin Kirk, OTT 12:06 |
| Michel Parizeau, QUE 13:37 |
| Bobby Guindon, QUE 15:02 |
| Brian Conacher, OTT [major] 20:00 |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT [major] 20:00 |
| Bobby Guindon, QUE [major] 20:00 |
| Jean Payette, QUE [major] 20:00 |
| Pierre Guite, QUE [major] 20:00 |
| Mike Boland, OTT [major, match penalty] 20:00 |
| Rick Sentes, OTT [minor, major] 20:00 |
| Pierre Roy, QUE [minor, major] 20:00 |
| 3: |
Ken Stephanson, OTT 3:36 |
Penalty time: OTT: 42 minutes
QUE: 34 minutes
Shots: OTT: 8-11-10-29
QUE: 14-12-12-38
Goalies: OTT: Frank Blum,
Gilles Gratton
QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 2-2-0)
Attendance: 5,304
Ottawa Nationals (16-18-3)
Quebec Nordiques (19-18-1)