WHA game summary from April 5, 1973
| 1: |
HOU, | Larry Hale 1 (Keke Mortson, John Schella), 8:03 |
| HOU, | Brian McDonald 1 (Gord Labossiere, Brian Smith), 10:02 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 1 (Murray Hall), 10:43 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Ed Hoekstra 1 (Poul Popiel, Larry Hale), 1:57 |
| LA , | Jim Niekamp 1 (Fred Speck), 13:21 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 1 (Murray Hall), 2:47 |
| HOU, | Dunc McCallum 1 (Ed Hoekstra), 5:05 |
| LA , | Jim Niekamp 2 (J.P. LeBlanc), 10:40 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 2, 17:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Larry Lund, HOU [major] 0:45 |
| Mike Hyndman, LA [major] 0:45 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 6:29 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 6:29 |
| Ted McCaskill, LA 11:48 |
| John Schella, HOU 19:10 |
| Murray Hall, HOU 19:52 |
| 2: |
Don Grierson, HOU 3:20 |
| Ted McCaskill, LA 3:20 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 6:14 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 6:14 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU 17:52 |
| 3: |
Bernie MacNeil, LA 15:33 |
Penalty time: LA : 15 minutes
HOU: 17 minutes
Shots: LA : 12- 8-10-30
HOU: 8-12-11-31
Goalies: LA : George Gardner,
Russ Gillow
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 6,181
Los Angeles Sharks (37-36-6)
Houston Aeros (40-35-4)