WHA game summary from March 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (34-28-4) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (31-32-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | HOU, | Gord Labossiere 29 (Poul Popiel, Brian Smith), :35 |
| LA , | Peter Slater 10 (Joe Szura), 8:33 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Frank Hughes 17 (Dunc McCallum, Larry Hale), 15:42 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 18 (Ted Taylor, Dunc McCallum), 18:27 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Duke Harris, HOU 9:47 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU 13:30 | |
| 2: | Keke Mortson, HOU 3:32 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 3:32 | |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 6:22 | |
| 3: | Tom Serviss, LA 8:57 |
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Hughes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keke Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Slater | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Szura | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Serviss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 8- 9- 9-26
LA : 12-14-12-38
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 16-11-2)
LA : Russ Gillow (L, 14-10-1)
Attendance: 4,117