All WHA game summaries from February 23, 1974
| 1: |
NE , | Al Karlander 13 (Jim Dorey), 2:02 |
| NE , | Mike Byers 20 (John French, Brad Selwood), 5:35 |
| 2: |
NE , | Mike Byers 21 (John French, Al Karlander), 16:41 |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Larry Mavety, CHI 8:56 |
| Rick Ley, NE 11:12 |
| Joe Hardy, CHI 14:03 |
| John Danby, NE 20:00 |
| 2: |
Ric Jordan, NE 4:41 |
| Rick Ley, NE [major] 19:19 |
| Don Gordon, CHI [major] 19:19 |
| Ralph Backstrom, CHI [major] 19:33 |
| Al Karlander, NE [minor, major] 19:33 |
| 3: |
Jim Benzelock, CHI [minor, major] 4:14 |
| John Cunniff, NE [minor, major] 4:14 |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:09 |
Penalty time: NE : 27 minutes
CHI: 21 minutes
Shots: NE : 8- 8- 2-18
CHI: 7-11-10-28
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 22-16-0)
CHI: Rich Coutu (L, 9-9-1)
Attendance: 7,141
| 1: |
CLE, | Gary Jarrett 27 (Ron Ward, Paul Andrea), :30 |
| VAN, | Danny Lawson 39 (Jim Cardiff, Dave Hutchison), 3:25 |
| CLE, | Ray Clearwater 11 (Ron Buchanan), 12:19 |
| CLE, | Gerry Pinder 18 (Paul Shmyr), 17:44 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Grant Erickson 16 (Ron Buchanan, Wayne Muloin), 2:46 |
| VAN, | Danny Lawson 40 (Don Burgess), 3:10 |
| VAN, | John McKenzie 13 (Rob Walton), 7:49 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Skip Krake 12 (Gary Jarrett, Ron Buchanan), 1:28 |
| CLE, | Bill Heindl 4 (Gerry Pinder, Doug Brindley), 18:31 |
| CLE, | Skip Krake 13 (Tom Edur), 19:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ralph MacSweyn, VAN 6:00 |
| Bryan Campbell, VAN [major, misconduct] 6:00 |
| Don O'Donoghue, VAN 11:59 |
| 2: |
Grant Erickson, CLE 12:33 |
| 3: |
Claude St. Sauveur, VAN 5:56 |
Penalty time: VAN: 21 minutes
CLE: 2 minutes
Shots: VAN: 11-14-10-35
CLE: 12-16-14-42
Goalies: VAN: Pete Donnelly (L, 18-16-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 23-18-5)
Attendance: 6,310
| 1: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 23 (Frank Hughes, Marty Howe), 2:05 |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 21 (Gordie Howe), 7:29 |
| EDM, | Ron Anderson 1 (Ross Perkins, Al Hamilton), 8:22 |
| 2: |
HOU, | John Schella 9 (Larry Lund, Frank Hughes), 15:25 |
| EDM, | Bob Wall 5, 17:48 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 24 (Andre Hinse), 18:41 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Gordie Howe 28 (Andre Hinse, Frank Hughes), 6:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ron Climie, EDM 11:22 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 11:54 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 14:59 |
| Ron Climie, EDM 15:27 |
| 2: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 16:27 |
| 3: |
Jim McCrimmon, EDM 5:20 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 9:13 |
| Ken Baird, EDM 9:39 |
| John Schella, HOU 14:20 |
| Bob McAneeley, EDM 19:47 |
Penalty time: EDM: 10 minutes
HOU: 10 minutes
Shots: EDM: 7- 9- 8-24
HOU: 11-11-18-40
Goalies: EDM: Chris Worthy (L, 7-9-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 23-9-3)
Attendance: 9,188
New England Whalers (33-25-2)
Chicago Cougars (26-28-3)
Vancouver Blazers (23-35-0)
Cleveland Crusaders (28-26-5)
Edmonton Oilers (29-30-0)
Houston Aeros (36-18-5)