All WHA game summaries from December 12, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jersey Knights (11-16-2) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (13-11-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NJ , | Brian Bradley 2, 8:30 - PP |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 12 (Skip Krake, Norm Cournoyer), 9:36 | |
| NJ , | Bob Brown 3 (Kevin Morrison, Bob Jones), 14:01 | |
| NJ , | Brian Perry 7 (Brian Morenz, Kevin Morrison), 17:41 - PP | |
| 2: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 13 (Tom Edur, Skip Krake), 6:56 |
| 3: | NJ , | Brian Bradley 3 (Andre Lacroix), 6:18 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Shmyr, CLE 7:04 |
| Larry Hillman, CLE 11:04 | |
| Wayne Rivers, NJ 11:04 | |
| Bob Jones, NJ 11:46 | |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 15:52 | |
| 2: | Dean Boylan, NJ [major] 3:44 |
| Russ Walker, CLE [minor, major] 3:44 | |
| Craig Reichmuth, NJ 12:23 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, CLE 12:23 | |
| 3: | Dean Boylan, NJ 3:36 |
| Brian Perry, NJ 5:30 | |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 11:55 | |
| Brad Buetow, CLE 13:17 | |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 16:56 |
Penalty time: NJ : 15 minutes
CLE: 21 minutes
| NJ Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bradley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Perry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Boylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Reichmuth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Buetow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NJ : 15- 5-13-33
CLE: 13- 9- 3-25
Goalies: NJ : Joe Junkin (W, 8-9-2)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 9-7-3)
Attendance: 7,897
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (12-17-0) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 Edmonton Oilers (17-10-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Marc Tardif 13, 2:53 |
| LA , | Ron Walters 5 (Bill Horton, Ron Ward), 7:58 | |
| LA , | Reg Thomas 4 (Ron Garwasiuk), 9:17 | |
| LA , | Don Gordon 5 (Earl Heiskala, Fred Speck), 10:39 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Len Lunde 3 (Val Fonteyne), 12:59 - SH |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 13 (Brian McDonald, Gerry Odrowski), 13:13 - PP | |
| LA , | Don Gordon 6 (Bill Horton, Fred Speck), 17:20 | |
| 3: | LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 4 (Earl Heiskala, Don Gordon), 7:29 |
| EDM, | Ross Perkins 8 (Bob Falkenberg, Bob Wall), 8:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Watson, LA 11:00 |
| 2: | Brian McDonald, LA 1:33 |
| Brian McKenzie, EDM 6:20 | |
| Brian McKenzie, EDM 12:17 | |
| 3: | Gerry Odrowski, LA 2:31 |
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 3:52 | |
| Ian Wilkie, LA 3:52 | |
| Bill Horton, LA 10:16 | |
| Tom Gilmore, EDM 19:18 |
Penalty time: LA : 10 minutes
EDM: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gordon | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Speck | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Heiskala | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Walters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marc Tardif | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Garwasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ian Wilkie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Lunde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross Perkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 10-11-11-32
EDM: 13-12-11-36
Goalies: LA : Ian Wilkie (W, 6-1-0)
EDM: Chris Worthy,
Jack Norris Attendance: 3,322
Jack Norris Attendance: 3,322
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Toros (13-15-3) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 New England Whalers (17-10-1) |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1: | TOR, | Tom Simpson 15, 4:05 |
| TOR, | Jack Gibson 11 (Wayne Carleton), 4:50 | |
| NE , | John French 4 (Rick Ley, Tommy Williams), 8:24 | |
| TOR, | Rick Sentes 9 (Guy Trottier, Brian Gibbons), 15:58 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Wayne Carleton 17, 4:29 |
| NE , | John French 5 (Ted Green, Rick Ley), 10:26 - PP | |
| NE , | Al Karlander 7 (Tommy Williams, Rick Ley), 11:53 - PP | |
| TOR, | Tom Simpson 16 (Wayne Carleton, Gilles Gratton), 12:40 | |
| 3: | NE , | Hugh Harris 12 (Mike Byers, Ted Green), 1:43 |
| NE , | John French 6 (Larry Pleau, Al Karlander), 4:34 | |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 9 (Mike Byers), 6:41 | |
| NE , | Paul Hurley 3 (Al Smith), 8:45 | |
| TOR, | Guy Trottier 11 (Wayne Carleton, Lou Nistico), 15:22 | |
| NE , | John French 7 (Tommy Williams, Brad Selwood), 19:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Amodeo, TOR 5:23 | |
| Gavin Kirk, TOR 11:47 | ||
| 2: | Hugh Harris, NE 2:22 | |
| Wayne Carleton, TOR 8:43 | ||
| Carl Brewer, TOR 11:18 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: TOR: 8 minutes
NE : 2 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carleton | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Trottier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Gibson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Gratton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Gibbons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Amodeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John French | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 12- 5- 8-25
NE : 11-14-19-44
Goalies: TOR: Gilles Gratton (L, 9-9-2)
NE : Al Smith,
Bruce Landon Attendance: 5,160
Bruce Landon Attendance: 5,160
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (13-15-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vancouver Blazers (10-17-0) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | John Migneault 5 (Claude St. Sauveur, Ron Plumb), 9:16 |
| 2: | QUE, | Jean-Guy Gendron 7 (Ken Desjardine, Alain Caron), 8:53 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
| 4: | VAN, | Michel Plante 1 (Ed Hatoum, Ralph MacSweyn), 3:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Dufour, QUE 3:13 | |
| Jim Cardiff, VAN 3:13 | ||
| Jim Cardiff, VAN 13:32 | ||
| 2: | Colin Campbell, VAN 0:42 | |
| Alain Beaule, QUE 13:55 | ||
| 3: | Andre Gaudette, QUE 6:21 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 6 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Desjardine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alain Caron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Gaudette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alain Beaule | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Migneault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Plante | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude St. Sauveur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Hatoum | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 5-12- 8- 1-26
VAN: 10-11- 9- 5-35
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 0-2-0)
VAN: Pete Donnelly (W, 5-5-0)
Attendance: 8,886
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (14-9-3) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Winnipeg Jets (13-14-3) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | HOU, | Frank Hughes 23 (Andre Hinse, Gordie Howe), 14:41 - PP |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 10 (Gordie Howe), 18:09 - SH | |
| 2: | WIN, | Bob Woytowich 4 (Bobby Hull, Fran Huck), 9:58 - PP |
| 3: | HOU, | Gord Labossiere 5 (Murray Hall, Ted Taylor), 7:36 |
| WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 11 (Ab McDonald, Bob Woytowich), 14:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Schella, HOU 1:08 |
| Ken Stephanson, WIN 5:10 | |
| Fran Huck, WIN 13:05 | |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 17:54 | |
| 2: | Ted Taylor, HOU 8:45 |
| 3: | John Schella, HOU 19:59 |
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
WIN: 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Stephanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 10- 5- 5-20
WIN: 14- 8- 8-30
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (W, 8-3-2)
WIN: Joe Daley (L, 7-6-1)
Attendance: 10,077