WHA game summary from January 12, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (20-19-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Houston Aeros (22-13-4) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | HOU, | Larry Lund 14, 1:04 |
| 2: | HOU, | Marty Howe 1 (Gordie Howe), 6:23 |
| 3: | HOU, | Poul Popiel 5 (Jim Sherrit, Gordie Howe), 1:30 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 27 (Larry Lund, Jack Stanfield), 4:37 | |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 9 (Mark Howe, Murray Hall), 10:52 | |
| QUE, | Jeannot Gilbert 11 (Rejean Houle), 17:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | J.C. Tremblay, QUE 6:27 | |
| Don Grierson, HOU 6:51 | ||
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 11:26 | ||
| Pierre Roy, QUE 17:48 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Pierre Guite, QUE 3:04 | |
Penalty time: QUE: 6 minutes
HOU: 4 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannot Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Guite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Lund | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Stanfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Grierson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 6- 8- 8-22
HOU: 7- 4- 9-20
Goalies: QUE: Michel DeGuise (L, 9-8-1)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 8-7-1)
Attendance: 8,437