All WHA game summaries from April 24, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (49-32-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
 Houston Aeros (43-39-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | WIN, | Joe Zanussi 2, 12:29 |
| WIN, | Norm Beaudin 7 (Bill Sutherland, Bobby Hull), 19:59 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Bobby Hull 5 (Larry Hornung, Ab McDonald), 17:47 |
| 3: | HOU, | Ted Taylor 3 (Larry Lund, Frank Hughes), 1:44 |
| HOU, | Jack Stanfield 1 (Keke Mortson, Larry Hale), 4:38 | |
| WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 3 (Joe Zanussi), 17:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Lund, HOU 1:40 |
| Bill Sutherland, WIN 1:40 | |
| Steve Cuddie, WIN 14:56 | |
| 2: | Duke Harris, HOU 0:46 |
| Bobby Hull, WIN 2:39 | |
| Ray Larose, HOU 17:12 | |
| 3: | Larry Hale, HOU [misconduct] 17:49 |
Penalty time: WIN: 6 minutes
HOU: 16 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Zanussi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Sutherland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cuddie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Stanfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keke Mortson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 8- 5- 9-22
HOU: 19-12- 9-40
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (W, 4-0-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (L, 0-3-0)
Attendance: 6,722