WHA game summary from January 15, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (13-27-1) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Houston Aeros (20-17-4) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | HOU, | Gord Labossiere 23, 3:22 |
| CHI, | Larry Mavety 6 (Reg Fleming), 17:25 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Larry Mavety 7 (Dick Sarrazin), 2:06 |
| HOU, | Dunc McCallum 7 (Ed Hoekstra), 13:00 | |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 9 (Bob Whitlock, Jim Benzelock), 19:42 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Larry Hale 3, 4:15 |
| HOU, | Duke Harris 19 (Dunc McCallum), 10:08 | |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 18 (Rosaire Paiement, Bob Sicinski), 14:05 | |
| HOU, | Brian Smith 2, 16:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Lund, HOU 14:35 | |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 16:58 | ||
| 2: | Larry Mavety, CHI 10:15 | |
| John Schella, HOU 10:15 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 2 minutes
HOU: 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Mavety | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Sarrazin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Whitlock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Benzelock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc McCallum | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Hoekstra | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 11-10- 6-27
HOU: 9-18-12-39
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (L, 2-8-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 13-10-1)
Attendance: 3,164