All WHA game summaries from December 8, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jersey Knights (10-15-2) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Chicago Cougars (11-11-1) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | NJ , | Craig Reichmuth 3 (Andre Lacroix, Bob Brown), 2:40 |
| 2: | CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 9 (Brian Glenwright, Pat Stapleton), 7:04 |
| 3: | NJ , | Wayne Rivers 4 (Andre Lacroix, Craig Reichmuth), 2:01 |
| NJ , | Brian Perry 6 (Brian Morenz), 19:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dean Boylan, NJ [minor, misconduct] 3:10 | |
| 2: | Brian Morenz, NJ 6:12 | |
| Craig Reichmuth, NJ 8:00 | ||
| Rick Morris, CHI 15:28 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NJ : 16 minutes
CHI: 2 minutes
| NJ Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Reichmuth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Perry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Boylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Glenwright | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NJ : 7- 4-10-21
CHI: 9- 9- 8-26
Goalies: NJ : Joe Junkin (W, 7-8-2)
CHI: Rich Coutu (L, 0-2-0)
Attendance: 3,849
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (15-10-1) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (13-9-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CLE, | Skip Krake 7 (Gary Jarrett, Norm Cournoyer), 6:06 |
| NE , | Hugh Harris 11 (Mike Byers, Tim Sheehy), 10:29 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
| 4: | CLE, | Jim Wiste 9 (Paul Shmyr, Skip Krake), 6:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, CLE [major] 14:46 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE [major] 14:46 | ||
| Brad Selwood, NE 16:57 | ||
| 3: | Ray Clearwater, CLE 0:27 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 7 minutes
CLE: 7 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Krake | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 4- 5- 9- 2-20
CLE: 15-11-12- 5-43
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 12-7-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 9-5-3)
Attendance: 6,724
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (12-14-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (14-11-1) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | George Morrison 12 (John Arbour), 14:24 |
| MIN, | Murray Heatley 13 (George Morrison, Mike Walton), 15:19 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Mike McMahon 5 (Ted Hampson, Jim Johnson), 7:08 |
| QUE, | Bobby Guindon 10 (Guy Dufour, Francois Lacombe), 8:11 | |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 16 (Bob Boyd, Murray Heatley), 9:21 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Arbour, MIN 12:13 |
| Ken Desjardine, QUE 17:21 | |
| 2: | Alain Beaule, QUE 1:13 |
| Bob MacMillan, MIN 6:56 | |
| Terry Ball, MIN 9:44 | |
| 3: | Francois Lacombe, QUE 8:09 |
| Rene Leclerc, QUE 14:37 |
Penalty time: QUE: 8 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Guindon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Dufour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Desjardine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alain Beaule | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Morrison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Heatley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Boyd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 11-15-14-40
MIN: 13-14-15-42
Goalies: QUE: Michel DeGuise (L, 5-7-1)
MIN: Mike Curran (W, 5-5-1)
Attendance: 5,538