WHA game summary from April 7, 1973
| 1: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 1 (Tom Webster, Brad Selwood), 15:07 |
| 2: |
OTT, | Bob Charlebois 1 (Guy Trottier, Ken Stephanson), 4:30 |
| NE , | Kevin Ahearn 1 (Jim Dorey, Mike Byers), 11:48 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 1 (Mike Byers, Jim Dorey), 18:32 |
| 3: |
OTT, | Jack Gibson 1, 1:29 |
| NE , | Mike Byers 1 (Jim Dorey, Kevin Ahearn), 3:37 |
| OTT, | Rick Cunningham 1 (Guy Trottier, Bob Leduc), 15:14 |
| NE , | Brit Selby 1 (Jim Dorey, Tom Webster), 16:51 |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 1 (Brit Selby, Tom Webster), 19:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ken Stephanson, OTT 5:17 |
| Larry Pleau, NE [major] 9:37 |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT [major] 9:37 |
| Gavin Kirk, OTT 13:55 |
| Kevin Ahearn, NE 15:44 |
| 2: |
Brian Conacher, OTT 7:02 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 7:43 |
| Rick Ley, NE 12:28 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 15:33 |
| Mike Amodeo, OTT 15:33 |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT 16:23 |
| 3: |
Tom Webster, NE 10:43 |
| Tim Sheehy, NE 13:56 |
| Ken Stephanson, OTT 15:51 |
Penalty time: OTT: 17 minutes
NE : 17 minutes
Shots: OTT: 7- 5-16-28
NE : 19-19-20-58
Goalies: OTT: Les Binkley (L, 0-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 9,359
Ottawa Nationals (35-40-4)
New England Whalers (47-30-2)