All WHA game summaries from March 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (35-34-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Alberta Oilers (35-35-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1: MIN, Bill Klatt 31 (Terry Ball, Jim Johnson), 11:35
ALB, Jim Harrison 35 (Ron Walters, Al Hamilton), 16:30
2: ALB, Doug Barrie 9 (Al Hamilton), 12:44
ALB, Steve Carlyle 5 (Jim Harrison), 13:14
MIN, Terry Ryan 12 (Len Lilyholm), 19:02
3: ALB, Jim Harrison 36 (Bob Wall, Steve Carlyle), 1:47
MIN, Bill Klatt 32 (George Morrison, Wayne Connelly), 5:19
ALB, Ron Anderson 12 (Eddie Joyal, Al Hamilton), 5:42
Penalties:
1: Dick Paradise, MIN 3:46
Jim Harrison, ALB 6:06
John Arbour, MIN 6:06
Bob MacMillan, MIN 7:35
Al Hamilton, ALB 10:00
Rusty Patenaude, ALB 12:02
Ted Hampson, MIN 12:02
Ken Baird, ALB 12:12
Bob MacMillan, MIN 15:56
2: Dennis Kassian, ALB 3:18
Doug Barrie, ALB 10:30
Blaine Rydman, MIN 14:46
Jim Harrison, ALB 15:18
Bob MacMillan, MIN 18:22
3: Doug Barrie, ALB 3:47
Penalty time: MIN: 14 minutes
ALB: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Klatt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Len Lilyholm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Rydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| ALB Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harrison | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlyle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Walters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Kassian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-11-10-29
ALB: 13-10-14-37
Goalies: MIN: Mike Curran (L, 21-15-2)
ALB: Ken Brown (W, 9-5-0)
Attendance: 5,200
| 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 | ||
| Peter Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ahearn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brit Selby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (38-31-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Quebec Nordiques (30-37-5) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: QUE, Michel Parizeau 21 (J.C. Tremblay, Jean-Guy Gendron), 9:13
CLE, Jim Wiste 24 (Rich Pumple), 15:24
3: QUE, Andre Gaudette 23 (Rene Leclerc, Bobby Guindon), 4:53
QUE, Michel Archambault 12 (Yves Bergeron, Jean Payette), 8:52
QUE, Andre Gaudette 24 (Rene Leclerc, Francois Lacombe), 19:21
Penalties:
1: none
2: Andre Gaudette, QUE 5:41
Bill Horton, CLE 8:19
Grant Erickson, CLE 8:49
Jacques Blain, QUE 12:13
3: Ray Clearwater, CLE 14:45
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
QUE: 4 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Gaudette | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Archambault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yves Bergeron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Payette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Guindon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Blain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 11- 9- 8-28
QUE: 21-12-14-47
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 9-11-3)
QUE: Serge Aubry (W, 21-18-3)
Attendance: 7,034