WHA game summary from October 18, 1973
| 1: |
LA , | Brian McDonald 1 (Marc Tardif), 1:36 |
| CHI, | Eric Nesterenko 1 (Bob Liddington, Rod Zaine), 16:39 |
| 2: |
CHI, | Rosaire Paiement 1 (Dick Proceviat, Joe Hardy), 1:42 |
| CHI, | Rick Morris 3 (Ralph Backstrom, Bob Whitlock), 12:15 |
| 3: |
CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 2 (Rosaire Paiement), 3:14 |
| CHI, | Eric Nesterenko 2 (Dick Proceviat, Darryl Maggs), 3:34 |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 1 (Rod Zaine), 10:00 |
| LA , | Ted McCaskill 1 (Gary Veneruzzo, Jim Watson), 16:32 |
| CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 3 (Bob Whitlock, Dick Proceviat), 19:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Morris, CHI 3:20 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 7:54 |
| Brian McDonald, LA 7:54 |
| Frank Rochon, CHI 12:37 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 18:47 |
| 2: |
John Shmyr, CHI 8:50 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 15:33 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 15:33 |
| Eric Nesterenko, CHI 19:59 |
| 3: |
Bill Horton, LA 4:06 |
Penalty time: CHI: 12 minutes
LA : 8 minutes
Shots: CHI: 10-10-11-31
LA : 20- 5-13-38
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (W, 1-1-0)
LA : George Gardner (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 4,879
Chicago Cougars (2-2-1)
Los Angeles Sharks (0-3-0)