WHA game summary from January 30, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (23-24-4) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Houston Aeros (26-19-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Joe Szura 8 (Tom Gilmore), 17:22 |
| 2: | LA , | Tom Serviss 7 (Fred Speck), 4:34 |
| HOU, | Brian Smith 4 (Duke Harris, Jan Popiel), 5:09 | |
| HOU, | Don Grierson 15 (Gord Kannegiesser), 8:40 | |
| LA , | Alton White 15, 10:02 | |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 31 (Alton White), 11:02 | |
| 3: | LA , | Bart Crashley 14 (Fred Speck, Tom Serviss), 3:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Niekamp, LA 4:18 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU 6:47 | |
| 2: | Dunc McCallum, HOU 2:48 |
| Gerry Odrowski, LA 3:42 | |
| Tom Serviss, LA 4:15 | |
| 3: | Frank Hughes, HOU 3:15 |
| Joe Szura, LA 6:50 |
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
HOU: 6 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Serviss | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton White | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Speck | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Szura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Grierson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Kannegiesser | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keke Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7- 6- 4-17
HOU: 14- 9- 4-27
Goalies: LA : George Gardner (W, 10-13-3)
HOU: Don McLeod (L, 16-11-1)
Attendance: 4,136