WHA game summary from October 17, 1973
| 1: |
HOU, | Andre Hinse 2 (Larry Lund, Frank Hughes), 5:41 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 1 (Gord Labossiere), 7:25 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 1 (John Schella, Murray Hall), 15:49 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 2 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 18:47 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Frank Hughes 5 (Larry Lund), 1:14 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Frank Hughes 6 (Larry Lund, John Schella), :53 |
| VAN, | Danny Lawson 3 (John McKenzie, Jim Adair), 5:04 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 2 (Don Grierson, Gord Labossiere), 13:10 |
| VAN, | Danny Lawson 4 (Bryan Campbell, Ron Plumb), 15:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Danny Lawson, VAN 2:13 |
| Frank Hughes, HOU 14:04 |
| Bryan Campbell, VAN 19:38 |
| 2: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 2:59 |
| Bench penalty, VAN 10:42 |
| Colin Campbell, VAN 13:25 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 13:25 |
| 3: |
Andre Hinse, HOU 5:29 |
| Rychard Campeau, VAN 11:47 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 15:12 |
| Bench penalty, HOU 3:17: |
Penalty time: HOU: 12 minutes
VAN: 10 minutes
Shots: HOU: 17- 8-12-37
VAN: 5- 6-16-27
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 1-0-0)
VAN: Yves Archambault (L, 1-2-0)
Attendance: 12,186
Houston Aeros (2-1-0)
Vancouver Blazers (1-3-0)