All WHA game summaries from December 31, 1972
| 1: |
LA , | Alton White 9 (Gerry Odrowski, J.P. LeBlanc), 14:02 |
| PHI, | Don Herriman 16 (Andre Lacroix, Bryan Campbell), 16:54 |
| 2: |
PHI, | John McKenzie 10 (Pierre Henry, Don Burgess), 18:08 |
| 3: |
PHI, | Bryan Campbell 12 (Don O'Donoghue, Ron Plumb), 17:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Tom Gilmore, LA 16:31 |
| Jim Cardiff, PHI 17:13 |
| 2: |
Jim Niekamp, LA 15:16 |
| 3: |
Jim Niekamp, LA 12:24 |
| Pierre Henry, PHI 12:24 |
Penalty time: PHI: 4 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
Shots: PHI: 7- 8- 7-22
LA : 13-10-11-34
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 9-12-0)
LA : Russ Gillow (L, 9-6-1)
Attendance: 3,013
| 1: |
NE , | Tom Webster 31 (Brit Selby), 18:15 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
NE , | Kevin Ahearn 10 (Paul Hurley), 8:26 |
| NE , | Paul Hurley 2 (Terry Caffery), 18:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Craig Reichmuth, NY 6:38 |
| Tom Webster, NE 13:00 |
| Pete Donnelly, NY 13:00 |
| Mike Laughton, NY [minor, misconduct] 18:46 |
| 2: |
Brad Selwood, NE 1:54 |
| Tim Sheehy, NE 8:12 |
| John Danby, NE 13:52 |
| 3: |
Mike Laughton, NY [misconduct] 18:48 |
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
NY : 26 minutes
Shots: NE : 11- 6- 5-22
NY : 8-10-10-28
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 15-8-0)
NY : Pete Donnelly (L, 17-8-0)
Attendance: 5,888
| 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
Philadelphia Blazers (14-24-0)
Los Angeles Sharks (17-19-4)
New England Whalers (24-15-1)
New York Raiders (21-19-0)
Ottawa Nationals (16-18-3)
Quebec Nordiques (19-18-1)