All WHA game summaries from January 18, 1973
| 1: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 12 (Ted Taylor, Larry Hale), 3:03 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 24 (Murray Hall), 7:32 |
| HOU, | Keke Mortson 6 (Brian McDonald, Ray Larose), 8:42 |
| CHI, | Jim Benzelock 3 (Bob Whitlock), 11:50 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Brian McDonald 9 (Ray Larose, Keke Mortson), 5:40 |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 17 (Ted Taylor), 11:31 |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 19 (Bob Sicinski, Rosaire Paiement), 14:38 |
| HOU, | Brian Smith 3 (Poul Popiel, Larry Lund), 19:48 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Don Grierson 10 (Poul Popiel), 1:17 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 13 (Ted Taylor, Larry Hale), 7:22 |
| CHI, | Bob Sicinski 13 (Jan Popiel, Ron Anderson), 12:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Brian Smith, HOU 9:49 |
| Jan Popiel, CHI 16:13 |
| 2: |
Poul Popiel, HOU 1:01 |
| Dunc McCallum, HOU 13:14 |
| 3: |
Rick Morris, CHI 7:19 |
| John Schella, HOU 7:19 |
| John Schella, HOU 19:47 |
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
Shots: HOU: 7-14- 4-25
CHI: 13-14- 9-36
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (W, 14-10-1)
CHI: Jimmy McLeod,
Andre Gill
Attendance: 2,382
| 1: |
MIN, | Wayne Connelly 25 (Jim Johnson), :38 |
| OTT, | Mike Amodeo 1 (Wayne Carleton), 14:53 |
| OTT, | Steve King 12 (Gavin Kirk, Jack Gibson), 15:04 |
| OTT, | Jack Gibson 12 (Steve King, Gavin Kirk), 18:18 |
| 2: |
OTT, | Tom Martin 9 (Rick Sentes), 16:33 |
| MIN, | Bob MacMillan 6 (Mike Curran, Terry Ball), 18:26 |
| 3: |
OTT, | Tom Simpson 5 (Bob Leduc, Brian Gibbons), 7:47 |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 14 (Jim Johnson, Dick Paradise), 8:33 |
| OTT, | Guy Trottier 19 (Bob Leduc, Bob Charlebois), 11:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Mike Antonovich, MIN 7:23 |
| Mike McMahon, MIN [misconduct] 14:55 |
| 2: |
Gavin Kirk, OTT 2:45 |
| Mike McMahon, MIN 8:04 |
| Steve Warr, OTT 18:02 |
| Len Lilyholm, MIN [double minor] 18:02 |
| Fred Speck, MIN 18:52 |
| 3: | none |
Penalty time: MIN: 20 minutes
OTT: 4 minutes
Shots: MIN: 13-15-15-43
OTT: 5-13- 8-26
Goalies: MIN: Mike Curran (L, 13-9-2)
OTT: Gilles Gratton (W, 14-10-3)
Attendance: 2,972
| 1: |
QUE, | Jean Payette 12 (Alain Caron, Rene Leclerc), 2:03 |
| NY , | Hal Willis 3, 9:13 |
| NY , | Mike Laughton 12 (Hal Willis), 9:53 |
| QUE, | Michel Parizeau 16, 10:00 |
| QUE, | Jean Payette 13 (Alain Caron, J.C. Tremblay), 13:25 |
| NY , | Ron Ward 37 (Norm Ferguson, Ken Block), 14:15 |
| 2: |
QUE, | J.C. Tremblay 9 (Jean Payette), 11:11 |
| NY , | Brian Perry 10 (Craig Reichmuth, Ken Block), 18:52 |
| 3: | no scoring |
| 4: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Hal Willis, NY 1:40 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron, QUE 10:41 |
| Craig Reichmuth, NY 13:20 |
| Pierre Guite, QUE 14:02 |
| Gene Peacosh, NY 15:14 |
| Andre Gaudette, QUE 19:17 |
| 2: |
Ken Block, NY 11:08 |
| Brian Perry, NY 19:31 |
| 3: |
Ken Block, NY 0:10 |
| Michel Archambault, QUE 0:10 |
| Jean-Yves Cartier, QUE 11:43 |
| Brian Bradley, NY 12:38 |
| Bill Speer, NY 15:16 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: NY : 16 minutes
QUE: 10 minutes
Shots: NY : 11-17- 8- 5-41
QUE: 10-10- 9- 8-37
Goalies: NY : Pete Donnelly (T, 17-8-1)
QUE: Richard Brodeur (T, 4-5-1)
Attendance: 6,197
Houston Aeros (21-18-4)
Chicago Cougars (13-29-1)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (22-21-3)
Ottawa Nationals (19-22-3)
New York Raiders (23-23-1)
Quebec Nordiques (21-21-2)