WHA game summary from November 21, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (12-8-1) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Houston Aeros (9-6-1) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | HOU, | Jim Sherrit 4 (Mark Howe, Larry Hale), 2:18 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 15 (Al Karlander, Don Blackburn), 10:43 | |
| HOU, | Joe Szura 1 (Murray Hall, Ted Taylor), 12:41 | |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 5 (Jim Sherrit), 14:33 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Murray Hall 9 (Joe Szura), 13:11 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Hurley, NE 8:02 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Poul Popiel, HOU 0:54 | |
| John Schella, HOU 2:19 | ||
Penalty time: NE : 2 minutes
HOU: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Blackburn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Szura | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 7- 5- 6-18
HOU: 11-10- 5-26
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 9-5-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 3-3-0)
Attendance: 5,127