All WHA game summaries from January 21, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ottawa Nationals (19-24-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (23-18-4) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | OTT, | Rick Cunningham 6 (Gavin Kirk), 2:58 |
| 2: | OTT, | Tom Martin 10 (Steve King), 2:22 |
| HOU, | Don Grierson 12 (Ted Taylor, Poul Popiel), 2:54 | |
| HOU, | Don Grierson 13 (Larry Lund, Ted Taylor), 3:56 | |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 16 (Don Grierson, Larry Lund), 16:15 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Duke Harris 20 (Ed Hoekstra), 14:16 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 25 (Dunc McCallum), 15:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Taylor, HOU 3:15 |
| Bob Leduc, OTT 12:10 | |
| Don Grierson, HOU 15:45 | |
| Dunc McCallum, HOU 18:52 | |
| 2: | Dunc McCallum, HOU 2:05 |
| Ray Larose, HOU 7:20 | |
| Bench penalty, OTT 9:54 | |
| 3: | Don Grierson, HOU 3:32 |
| Jack Gibson, OTT 3:32 | |
| John Schella, HOU 7:27 | |
| Don McLeod, HOU 16:41 |
Penalty time: OTT: 6 minutes
HOU: 16 minutes
| OTT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve King | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Grierson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Hoekstra | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: OTT: 6-10-14-30
HOU: 12-10-10-32
Goalies: OTT: Gilles Gratton (L, 14-12-3)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 15-10-1)
Attendance: 3,785
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (27-17-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (21-23-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | LA , | Gerry Odrowski 6 (Gary Veneruzzo, Jim Watson), :25 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 29 (Alton White, Bart Crashley), 5:54 | |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 22, 8:57 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | LA , | Mike Byers 18 (Jim Watson, J.P. LeBlanc), 4:23 |
| CLE, | Grant Erickson 10 (Ray Clearwater, Doug Brindley), 17:27 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, LA 18:21 |
| 2: | Ralph MacSweyn, LA 1:11 |
| Bill Horton, CLE 9:44 | |
| John Hanna, CLE 19:20 | |
| 3: | Rich Pumple, CLE 19:31 |
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Brindley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hanna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 4- 6-10-20
LA : 8-12- 8-28
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 5-7-1)
LA : Russ Gillow (W, 12-7-1)
Attendance: 5,192
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (27-17-1) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 Winnipeg Jets (28-19-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NE , | John French 17 (Jim Dorey), 3:18 |
| NE , | John Danby 10, 14:00 | |
| WIN, | Garth Rizzuto 7 (Norm Beaudin, Larry Hornung), 19:45 | |
| 2: | NE , | Larry Pleau 28 (Tom Webster, Rick Ley), 9:37 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 32 (Terry Caffery, Brit Selby), 16:46 | |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 17 (Larry Pleau, John French), 18:01 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Jean-Guy Gratton 12 (Danny Johnson, Ab McDonald), 3:12 |
| NE , | Kevin Ahearn 13 (Jim Dorey), 5:40 | |
| NE , | Kevin Ahearn 14 (Mike Hyndman, Jim Dorey), 9:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Selwood, NE 9:16 |
| Bob Woytowich, WIN 11:49 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 19:28 | |
| 2: | Mike Hyndman, NE 1:16 |
| Larry Pleau, NE 4:18 | |
| Steve Cuddie, WIN 8:15 | |
| Bobby Hull, WIN 10:44 | |
| Paul Hurley, NE 18:55 | |
| 3: | Duke Asmundson, WIN 14:03 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
WIN: 8 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Ahearn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Hyndman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brit Selby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garth Rizzuto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Gratton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Asmundson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cuddie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 10-10- 8-28
WIN: 6- 7- 7-20
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 17-9-0)
WIN: Joe Daley (L, 8-4-1)
Attendance: 6,783