WHA game summary from October 13, 1973
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
HOU, | Andre Hinse 1 (Poul Popiel, Gordie Howe), 2:55 |
| LA , | Don Gordon 1 (Reg Thomas, Gerry Odrowski), 13:26 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 1 (Andre Hinse, Gordie Howe), 15:57 |
| LA , | Fred Speck 1 (Marc Tardif), 16:35 |
| 3: |
LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 1, :08 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 2 (Larry Lund, Andre Hinse), 9:29 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 1 (Gordie Howe), 17:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 3:46 |
| Russ Gillow, LA 3:46 |
| Mark Howe, HOU 7:39 |
| Ron Garwasiuk, LA [major] 11:12 |
| J.P. LeBlanc, LA [major] 11:12 |
| Larry Lund, HOU [major] 11:12 |
| Bill Prentice, HOU [major] 11:12 |
| Fred Speck, LA 16:07 |
| 2: |
Gerry Odrowski, LA 2:49 |
| Ron Garwasiuk, LA [major] 3:16 |
| John Schella, HOU [minor, major] 3:16 |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 5:12 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 5:12 |
| Gord Kannegiesser, HOU 6:24 |
| Mark Howe, HOU 13:06 |
| Jim Watson, LA 14:07 |
| 3: |
Frank Hughes, HOU 5:11 |
| Ralph MacSweyn, LA 9:47 |
| Mark Howe, HOU 13:00 |
Penalty time: HOU: 31 minutes
LA : 27 minutes
Shots: HOU: 12- 6- 6-24
LA : 8- 7- 9-24
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 1-0-0)
LA : Russ Gillow (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 9,789
Houston Aeros (1-0-0)
Los Angeles Sharks (0-1-0)