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
New England Whalers (24-16-1)
Houston Aeros (17-17-4)