WHA game summary from March 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (35-34-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New England Whalers (43-26-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1: LA , Bart Crashley 17 (Fred Speck), 7:44
NE , Terry Caffery 34 (Brit Selby), 14:01
NE , Rick Ley 3 (Tommy Earl, Ted Green), 19:01
2: NE , Mike Byers 23 (Tommy Williams, Kevin Ahearn), 6:06
3: NE , Jim Dorey 6 (Kevin Ahearn, Tommy Williams), 7:03
Penalties:
1: Jim Niekamp, LA 17:29
Jim Dorey, NE 18:34
2: Peter Slater, LA 9:27
Mike Byers, NE 9:27
Rick Ley, NE 14:18
Earl Heiskala, LA 14:18
Gary Veneruzzo, LA 17:17
3: Ralph MacSweyn, LA 8:54
Steve Sutherland, LA 14:22
Larry Pleau, NE 16:36
John Danby, NE 18:36
Penalty time: LA : 12 minutes
NE : 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Crashley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Speck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Heiskala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Ahearn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brit Selby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 14- 7-12-33
NE : 6- 9-11-26
Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (L, 14-11-1)
NE : Al Smith (W, 27-17-1)
Attendance: 4,761