WHA game summary from April 1, 1973
| 1: |
OTT, | Wayne Carleton 42 (Gavin Kirk), 3:15 |
| OTT, | Tom Martin 19 (Wayne Carleton), 10:11 |
| 2: |
OTT, | Brian Conacher 8 (Rick Sentes, Tom Martin), 6:32 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 32 (Murray Hall, Larry Lund), 7:40 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Ed Hoekstra 11, 2:54 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 33 (Murray Hall, Larry Lund), 11:27 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 34 (Poul Popiel, John Schella), 14:16 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 36 (Brian McDonald, Brian Smith), 17:26 |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 28 (Larry Lund, Ted Taylor), 19:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Larry Lund, HOU 0:28 |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT 6:56 |
| Ray Larose, HOU 9:39 |
| Rick Cunningham, OTT 12:52 |
| 2: |
John Schella, HOU 11:18 |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT 16:28 |
| 3: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 4:29 |
| Ken Stephanson, OTT 6:53 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 6:57 |
| Ed Hoekstra, HOU 12:50 |
| Ken Stephanson, OTT 12:50 |
| Guy Trottier, OTT 17:11 |
Penalty time: HOU: 12 minutes
OTT: 12 minutes
Shots: HOU: 18-12-15-45
OTT: 8-10- 7-25
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 20-14-2)
OTT: Gilles Gratton (L, 25-19-3)
Attendance: 4,080
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