WHA game summary from January 4, 1973
| 1: |
NY , | Ron Ward 29 (Wayne Rivers, Brian Bradley), 18:41 |
| NY , | Ron Ward 30 (Wayne Rivers, Bill Speer), 19:16 |
| 2: |
NY , | Brian Bradley 9 (Wayne Rivers), 9:22 |
| OTT, | Jack Gibson 9 (Steve King, Ken Stephanson), 10:20 |
| OTT, | Rick Cunningham 3, 11:17 |
| NY , | Ron Ward 31 (Bob Winograd, Brian Bradley), 13:46 |
| OTT, | Rick Cunningham 4 (Brian Conacher), 16:59 |
| NY , | Ron Ward 32 (Brian Bradley, Wayne Rivers), 19:01 |
| NY , | Brian Bradley 10 (Ron Ward, Hal Willis), 19:45 |
| 3: |
NY , | Jamie Kennedy 3 (Ken Block, Bob Jones), 4:18 |
| NY , | Ron Ward 33 (Ken Block, Wayne Rivers), 4:34 |
| OTT, | Guy Trottier 15 (Mike Boland, Wayne Carleton), 17:19 |
| NY , | Norm Ferguson 20 (Mike Laughton, Gene Peacosh), 17:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Hal Willis, NY 3:50 |
| Mike Amodeo, OTT 3:50 |
| 2: |
Wayne Rivers, NY 5:40 |
| Bench penalty, OTT 12:30 |
| Jack Gibson, OTT 12:30 |
| 3: |
Wayne Rivers, NY 10:22 |
Penalty time: OTT: 6 minutes
NY : 6 minutes
Shots: OTT: 9-11- 8-28
NY : 6-17-17-40
Goalies: OTT: Gilles Gratton (L, 11-7-3)
NY : Gary Kurt (W, 4-6-0)
Attendance: 4,927
Ottawa Nationals (16-19-3)
New York Raiders (22-20-0)