WHA game summary from January 9, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (18-19-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (20-18-3) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | LA , | Bill Young 11 (Earl Heiskala), 1:10 |
| MIN, | Mike McMahon 7 (Jim Johnson), 3:32 | |
| MIN, | Terry Ryan 4 (Len Lilyholm), 15:34 | |
| LA , | Bill Young 12 (Earl Heiskala), 16:12 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Wayne Connelly 23 (John Arbour), 16:26 |
| 3: | LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 9 (Gary Veneruzzo, Ted McCaskill), 19:48 |
| 4: | LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 24 (Alton White, J.P. LeBlanc), 1:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Watson, LA 6:02 | |
| Terry Ball, MIN 9:29 | ||
| Steve Sutherland, LA 12:02 | ||
| Bob MacMillan, MIN 14:15 | ||
| 2: | Gerry Odrowski, LA 4:17 | |
| 3: | Jim Watson, LA 2:30 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Young | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Heiskala | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted McCaskill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Len Lilyholm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 10-12-10- 2-34
MIN: 9-14- 8- 0-31
Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (W, 10-6-1)
MIN: Mike Curran (L, 11-8-2)
Attendance: 4,658