WHA game summary from October 11, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (1-0-1) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Golden Blades (0-1-2) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | CHI, | Brian Glenwright 1 (Larry Mavety, Duke Harris), 5:12 |
| NY , | Wayne Rivers 2 (Andre Lacroix, Gene Peacosh), 11:54 | |
| CHI, | Frank Rochon 1 (Rod Zaine, Eric Nesterenko), 18:50 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Joe Hardy 1, 5:02 |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 3 (Pat Stapleton, Bob Sicinski), 9:33 | |
| 3: | NY , | Kevin Morrison 1 (Brian Bradley), 5:12 |
| NY , | Mike Laughton 1 (Brian Perry, Ken Block), 8:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Norm Ferguson, NY 8:10 |
| 2: | Dick Proceviat, CHI 7:03 |
| Larry Mavety, CHI 15:04 | |
| Rosaire Paiement, CHI 18:06 | |
| Andre Lacroix, NY 19:10 | |
| 3: | John Shmyr, CHI [major] 4:03 |
| Dean Boylan, NY [major] 4:03 | |
| Rod Zaine, CHI [major] 5:52 | |
| Ray Larose, NY [minor, major] 5:52 | |
| Darryl Maggs, CHI [misconduct] 5:52 | |
| Larry Mavety, CHI 6:26 | |
| Bobby Sheehan, NY 8:10 | |
| Rick Morris, CHI 17:55 | |
| Andre Lacroix, NY 19:24 |
Penalty time: CHI: 30 minutes
NY : 20 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Rochon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Glenwright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Zaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NY Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Laughton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Bradley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Perry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Boylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 15- 9- 7-31
NY : 5- 3- 9-17
Goalies: CHI: Cam Newton (W, 1-0-1)
NY : Joe Junkin (L, 0-1-2)
Attendance: 3,109