WHA game summary from January 22, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (18-29-0) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Houston Aeros (25-14-4) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | HOU, | Frank Hughes 28 (Larry Lund, Andre Hinse), 5:53 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | HOU, | Larry Lund 16 (Mark Howe), 6:25 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 22 (Ron Walters), 13:49 | |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 22 (Jim Sherrit, Gordie Howe), 17:46 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Taylor, HOU 1:32 |
| Bill Horton, LA 15:57 | |
| 2: | Marty Howe, HOU 10:17 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 12:50 | |
| 3: | Marty Howe, HOU 13:04 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 13:04 | |
| Larry Lund, HOU 14:05 |
Penalty time: LA : 4 minutes
HOU: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Walters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 6- 7- 9-22
HOU: 11-14- 7-32
Goalies: LA : Paul Hoganson (L, 4-5-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 14-6-2)
Attendance: 6,327