WHA game summary from January 9, 1973
1: NE , Tim Sheehy 15 (Larry Pleau, John French), 5:10
NE , Terry Caffery 21, 7:47
HOU, Gord Labossiere 19 (Murray Hall, Ted Taylor), 9:21
HOU, Frank Hughes 8 (Poul Popiel, Murray Hall), 10:32
2: HOU, Frank Hughes 9 (Gord Labossiere, Larry Hale), 16:44
HOU, Don Grierson 9 (Larry Lund, Ted Taylor), 19:50
3: HOU, Gord Labossiere 20, 8:33
HOU, Ray Larose 1 (Brian McDonald, Keke Mortson), 11:36
NE , Terry Caffery 22 (Tom Webster), 15:56
NE , Kevin Ahearn 11 (Tommy Williams), 16:18
HOU, Gord Labossiere 21 (Frank Hughes), 17:26
NE , John French 15 (Larry Pleau, Rick Ley), 18:24
Penalties:
1: John Schella, HOU 6:12
Duke Harris, HOU 6:50
Rick Ley, NE 10:14
2: Dunc McCallum, HOU 2:39
Brit Selby, NE 2:39
Kevin Ahearn, NE 4:00
Ted Taylor, HOU 4:00
Paul Hurley, NE 13:03
3: Dunc McCallum, HOU 2:37
Brit Selby, NE 2:37
Larry Hale, HOU 8:17
Poul Popiel, HOU 18:01
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
HOU: 14 minutes
Shots: NE : 11-12-11-34
HOU: 7-12-11-30
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 15-9-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 6-5-2)
Attendance: 4,257