All WHA game summaries from April 12, 1973
| 1: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 2 (Tim Sheehy, Brad Selwood), 3:14 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 2 (Paul Hurley), 3:40 |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 2 (Tom Webster), 15:24 |
| 2: |
NE , | Tommy Williams 3 (Jim Dorey), 6:47 |
| OTT, | Wayne Carleton 1 (Mike Amodeo, Steve King), 7:07 |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 3 (Tom Webster, Jim Dorey), 13:43 |
| OTT, | Wayne Carleton 2 (Rick Cunningham), 14:34 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 4 (John Cunniff), 17:54 |
| 3: |
OTT, | Wayne Carleton 3 (Gavin Kirk), 13:01 |
| NE , | Mike Byers 2 (Jim Dorey), 16:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Mike Amodeo, OTT 1:18 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 5:46 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 7:09 |
| Kevin Ahearn, NE 15:42 |
| 2: |
Ken Stephanson, OTT 1:41 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 2:38 |
| Bob Leduc, OTT 2:38 |
| Brian Conacher, OTT 5:33 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 7:59 |
| Kevin Ahearn, NE [major] 15:02 |
| Steve King, OTT [major] 15:02 |
| Mike Amodeo, OTT 17:44 |
| 3: |
Rick Sentes, OTT 9:26 |
| John Cunniff, NE 12:18 |
Penalty time: NE : 17 minutes
OTT: 17 minutes
Shots: NE : 11-13-11-35
OTT: 5- 8- 5-18
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 3-1-0)
OTT: Les Binkley (L, 1-2-0)
Attendance: 3,941
New England Whalers (49-31-2)
Ottawa Nationals (36-42-4)