WHA game summary from February 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (28-28-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Ottawa Nationals (23-35-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 39, 1:00 |
| OTT, | Steve King 17, 7:19 | |
| 2: | LA , | Alton White 17 (J.P. Leblanc, Bart Crashley), 8:21 |
| OTT, | Gavin Kirk 15 (Rick Cunningham, Brian Conacher), 14:44 | |
| 3: | LA , | Fred Speck 14 (Ralph MacSweyn), 2:10 |
| LA , | Alton White 18 (Gary Veneruzzo, J.P. Leblanc), 19:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Simpson, OTT 7:02 | |
| Gavin Kirk, OTT 8:30 | ||
| Peter Slater, LA 9:53 | ||
| Ken Stephanson, OTT 17:22 | ||
| 2: | Tom Serviss, LA 10:43 | |
| Jim Niekamp, LA [major] 12:14 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: LA : 9 minutes
OTT: 6 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton White | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. Leblanc | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Speck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Serviss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| OTT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Kirk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Conacher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Stephanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 11- 5- 9-25
OTT: 8-13- 7-28
Goalies: LA : George Gardner (W, 14-16-4)
OTT: Gilles Gratton (L, 17-16-3)
Attendance: 3,059