All WHA game summaries 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (37-26-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New England Whalers (36-26-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4: | NE , | John French 21 (Tim Sheehy, Larry Pleau), 7:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Jarrett, CLE 2:14 | |
| 2: | Gerry Pinder, CLE 3:23 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 3:23 | ||
| Joe Hardy, CLE 19:31 | ||
| 3: | Ted Green, NE 1:53 | |
| Bench penalty, NE 8:01 | ||
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 8:26 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: CLE: 8 minutes
NE : 6 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hodgson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 10- 6- 5- 1-22
NE : 14-11-10- 4-39
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 28-18-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 23-17-1)
Attendance: 4,103