WHA game summary from January 26, 1973
| 1: |
NY , | Wayne Rivers 19 (Ron Ward, Wally Olds), 5:19 |
| 2: |
LA , | Gerry Odrowski 7 (J.P. LeBlanc), :21 |
| LA , | Joe Szura 7 (Bart Crashley, Peter Slater), 9:40 |
| NY , | Bobby Sheehan 25 (Ken Block), 12:32 |
| NY , | Bob Jones 9 (Ron Ward), 13:15 |
| 3: |
NY , | Gene Peacosh 21, 3:33 |
| LA , | Peter Slater 7 (Joe Szura), 4:48 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 30 (Ted McCaskill, Alton White), 17:02 |
| 4: |
NY , | Wayne Rivers 20 (Ron Ward), 9:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Brian Perry, NY 8:36 |
| 2: |
Bench penalty, NY 6:05 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 8:52 |
| Brian Perry, NY 8:52 |
| Gerry Odrowski, LA 10:46 |
| Hal Willis, NY 10:46 |
| Brian Perry, NY 16:24 |
| 3: | none |
| 4: |
Gerry Odrowski, LA 5:03 |
| Ken Block, NY 5:15 |
Penalty time: NY : 12 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
Shots: NY : 9- 6-15-10-40
LA : 5-14-20- 5-44
Goalies: NY : Gary Kurt (W, 6-9-0)
LA : George Gardner (L, 8-13-3)
Attendance: 4,949
New York Raiders (24-25-1)
Los Angeles Sharks (21-24-4)