WHA game summary from December 22, 1973
| 1: |
LA , | Ron Walters 8 (Ron Ward, Marc Tardif), 4:13 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 24 (Gordie Howe, Larry Lund), 6:02 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 8 (Mark Howe, Gord Kannegiesser), 9:05 |
| LA , | Ron Ward 11 (Jim Niekamp, Ron Walters), 10:13 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 7 (Poul Popiel), 13:42 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 8 (Gord Labossiere, Murray Hall), 17:07 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Gordie Howe 9 (Mark Howe), 10:05 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 10 (Gord Labossiere, Don McLeod), 13:55 |
| LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 5 (Gary Veneruzzo, Tom Serviss), 16:35 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 11 (Poul Popiel), 19:38 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Murray Hall 13 (Gord Labossiere, Ted Taylor), 6:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Andre Hinse, HOU 2:53 |
| Gerry Odrowski, LA 5:12 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 9:42 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 15:07 |
| Gerry Odrowski, LA 15:40 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 17:41 |
| 2: |
Andre Hinse, HOU 12:20 |
| Gary Veneruzzo, LA 12:47 |
| Murray Hall, HOU 18:20 |
| 3: | none |
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
HOU: 10 minutes
Shots: LA : 12-13-18-43
HOU: 16-14-11-41
Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (L, 4-10-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 10-4-2)
Attendance: 6,712
Los Angeles Sharks (13-22-0)
Houston Aeros (17-11-4)