WHA game summary from January 19, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (18-27-0) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Houston Aeros (24-14-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | LA , | Steve Sutherland 10 (Tom Serviss), 1:06 |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 18 (Gord Labossiere, Mark Howe), 2:10 | |
| LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 11, 7:05 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 14 (Larry Lund, Gordie Howe), 7:24 |
| LA , | Steve Sutherland 11 (Reg Thomas, Bart Crashley), 8:09 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Serviss, LA 0:47 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 5:53 | |
| 2: | Gary Veneruzzo, LA 2:46 |
| Andre Hinse, HOU 5:44 | |
| 3: | Jim Watson, LA 6:26 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 10:33 | |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 12:47 | |
| Marty Howe, HOU 15:32 | |
| Ron Walters, LA 15:32 |
Penalty time: LA : 10 minutes
HOU: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Sutherland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Serviss | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Walters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 5-11- 8-24
HOU: 14-17- 9-40
Goalies: LA : Jimmy McLeod (W, 3-6-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 9-8-1)
Attendance: 9,827