WHA game summary from February 2, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (28-17-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (29-20-2) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NE , | Ted Green 5 (Larry Pleau), 1:24 |
| NE , | Tommy Earl 6 (Paul Hurley, Rick Ley), 7:52 | |
| NE , | John French 19 (Al Karlander, Tom Webster), 12:46 | |
| 2: | NE , | Tommy Williams 12 (Hugh Harris, Brad Selwood), 7:47 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 13 (Gord Labossiere, Murray Hall), 14:33 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 16 (Frank Hughes, Mark Howe), 4:58 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 31 (John French, Jim Dorey), 10:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Lund, HOU 1:46 | |
| Tom Webster, NE 1:46 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Gord Labossiere, HOU 14:15 | |
Penalty time: HOU: 4 minutes
NE : 2 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Webster | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 6-10- 9-25
NE : 9- 9- 7-25
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (L, 17-8-2)
NE : Al Smith (W, 18-12-0)
Attendance: 7,716