All WHA game summaries from January 1, 1973
| 1: |
ALB, | Ross Perkins 10 (Brian Carlin, Al Hamilton), 7:54 |
| WIN, | Dunc Rousseau 13 (Bobby Hull, Norm Beaudin), 15:29 |
| ALB, | Ross Perkins 11 (Rusty Patenaude, Brian Carlin), 17:18 |
| 2: |
ALB, | Ross Perkins 12 (Rusty Patenaude, Brian Carlin), 5:01 |
| ALB, | Eddie Joyal 6 (Bob Falkenberg, Bob Wall), 10:04 |
| ALB, | Rusty Patenaude 12 (Ross Perkins, Bob Wall), 17:41 |
| 3: |
ALB, | Eddie Joyal 7, 12:14 |
| WIN, | Ab McDonald 11 (Steve Cuddie, Danny Johnson), 13:44 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 20 (Larry Hornung, Christian Bordeleau), 18:29 |
| ALB, | Jim Harrison 15 (Doug Barrie, Val Fonteyne), 19:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jim Harrison, ALB [double minor] 1:12 |
| Al Hamilton, ALB 10:57 |
| Jean-Guy Gratton, WIN 10:57 |
| 2: |
Bench penalty, WIN 2:42 |
| Duke Asmundson, WIN 4:37 |
| Steve Cuddie, WIN 15:59 |
| 3: |
Jean-Guy Gratton, WIN [minor, misconduct] 3:06 |
| Ron Walters, ALB 9:13 |
Penalty time: WIN: 20 minutes
ALB: 8 minutes
Shots: WIN: 8-10- 8-26
ALB: 11-18- 5-34
Goalies: WIN: Ernie Wakely (L, 17-14-1),
Joe Daley
ALB: Jack Norris (W, 11-13-2)
Attendance: 5,200
| 1: |
MIN, | Jim Johnson 1 (Bob MacMillan, John Arbour), 3:59 |
| HOU, | Duke Harris 14 (Murray Hall, Poul Popiel), 17:57 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 11 (Ted Taylor), 2:03 |
| HOU, | Ed Hoekstra 7 (Poul Popiel, Brian Smith), 5:44 |
| MIN, | Ted Hampson 10 (Bill Klatt, Mike McMahon), 8:55 |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 12 (Bob MacMillan), 11:37 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Duke Harris 15 (Poul Popiel, Ed Hoekstra), 7:22 |
| MIN, | Bill Klatt 15 (Ted Hampson, Wayne Connelly), 12:32 |
| 4: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Larry Hale, HOU 5:44 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 9:57 |
| Mike McMahon, MIN 16:35 |
| 2: |
Dunc McCallum, HOU 7:23 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 8:11 |
| Jim Johnson, MIN 9:43 |
| Wayne Rutledge, HOU 9:43 |
| 3: |
Brian McDonald, HOU [major] 5:27 |
| Keith Christiansen, MIN [major] 5:27 |
| Dick Paradise, MIN [misconduct] 5:27 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 5:55 |
| John Arbour, MIN 5:55 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 12:08 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: HOU: 19 minutes
MIN: 21 minutes
Shots: HOU: 10-12-10-32
MIN: 16-14-12-42
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (T, 5-5-2)
MIN: Mike Curran (T, 11-7-2)
Attendance: 11,701
| 1: |
PHI, | Claude St. Sauveur 1 (Don O'Donoghue, Bryan Campbell), 7:48 |
| 2: |
PHI, | Andre Lacroix 22 (Irv Spencer, Danny Lawson), :33 |
| 3: |
PHI, | Don Burgess 6 (Jim Cardiff, Pierre Henry), 2:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Hal Willis, NY [major] 5:14 |
| Pierre Henry, PHI [minor, major] 5:14 |
| Rychard Campeau, PHI 12:59 |
| Hal Willis, NY 18:28 |
| 2: |
Craig Reichmuth, NY 8:56 |
| Ron Ward, NY 18:45 |
| Don Herriman, PHI 18:45 |
| 3: | none |
Penalty time: PHI: 11 minutes
NY : 11 minutes
Shots: PHI: 11-12-10-33
NY : 14-11-14-39
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 10-12-0)
NY : Gary Kurt (L, 3-6-0)
Attendance: 2,891
Winnipeg Jets (22-18-2)
Alberta Oilers (16-20-2)
Houston Aeros (16-17-4)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (20-16-3)
Philadelphia Blazers (15-24-0)
New York Raiders (21-20-0)