WHA game summary from January 4, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (23-14-1) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Winnipeg Jets (18-19-4) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | WIN, | Norm Beaudin 15 (Bob Woytowich, Bobby Hull), 14:51 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 18 (Rick Ley, Don Blackburn), 18:39 | |
| 2: | NE , | Hugh Harris 13 (Mike Byers, Rick Ley), 2:38 |
| NE , | John French 11 (Al Karlander, Brad Selwood), 10:58 | |
| NE , | Tom Webster 23 (Larry Pleau, Don Blackburn), 12:26 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Bobby Hull 23 (Fran Huck, Bob Ash), :30 |
| WIN, | Ted Hargreaves 3 (Danny Johnson), 2:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garth Rizzuto, WIN 12:40 |
| Larry Pleau, NE 14:11 | |
| 2: | Tim Sheehy, NE 3:59 |
| Danny Johnson, WIN 6:45 | |
| 3: | Garth Rizzuto, WIN 3:33 |
| Milt Black, WIN [misconduct] 10:19 | |
| Ted Green, NE 13:32 |
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
WIN: 16 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Blackburn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hargreaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Ash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Milt Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garth Rizzuto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 11-11- 8-30
WIN: 7- 4- 7-18
Goalies: NE : Bill Berglund (W, 1-0-0)
WIN: Ernie Wakely (L, 9-10-3)
Attendance: 8,601