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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Conacher | 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 | ||||||
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