All WHA game summaries 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
| 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
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
| 1: |
QUE, | Jean-Guy Gendron 11, :41 |
| QUE, | Pierre Guite 4 (Rene Leclerc, Jean Payette), 1:24 |
| QUE, | Andre Gaudette 13 (Pierre Roy, Bobby Guindon), 8:17 |
| OTT, | Jack Gibson 10 (Guy Trottier, Brian Gibbons), 10:19 |
| QUE, | Alain Caron 21 (J.C. Tremblay, Andre Gaudette), 14:15 |
| OTT, | Jack Gibson 11 (Mike Amodeo, Brian Gibbons), 16:28 |
| OTT, | Brian Conacher 6 (Brian Gibbons, Rick Sentes), 17:21 |
| OTT, | Guy Trottier 16 (Bob Leduc, Bob Charlebois), 18:03 |
| OTT, | Bob Leduc 10 (Bob Charlebois, Ken Stephanson), 18:19 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
OTT, | Bob Charlebois 10 (Bob Leduc), 2:42 |
| QUE, | Jean Payette 11 (Pierre Guite, Rene Leclerc), 4:32 |
| OTT, | Bob Charlebois 11 (Guy Trottier, Bob Leduc), 5:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Pierre Guite, QUE [misconduct] 11:01 |
| 2: |
Pierre Guite, QUE 4:14 |
| Guy Trottier, OTT 14:17 |
| Bench penalty, QUE 16:22 |
| 3: |
Jack Gibson, OTT 10:48 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron, QUE 13:11 |
| Jack Gibson, OTT 16:36 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron, QUE 16:36 |
Penalty time: QUE: 18 minutes
OTT: 6 minutes
Shots: QUE: 9- 9-11-29
OTT: 19-11-16-46
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 3-3-0)
OTT: Gilles Gratton (W, 12-7-3)
Attendance: 3,990
New England Whalers (24-16-1)
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Los Angeles Sharks (18-19-4)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (20-18-3)
Quebec Nordiques (20-19-1)
Ottawa Nationals (17-19-3)