WHA game summary from February 28, 1974

Team	1	2	3	F
Houston Aeros (39-18-5)	4	2	3	9
Chicago Cougars (27-30-3)	2	1	1	4

1: HOU, Frank Hughes 35 (Larry Lund, Andre Hinse), 4:55
   HOU, Mark Howe 29 (Gordie Howe, Larry Hale), 6:48
   CHI, Jan Popiel 11 (Bob Sicinski, Larry Mavety), 7:59
   HOU, Mark Howe 30 (Gordie Howe), 12:00
   CHI, Rosaire Paiement 19 (Larry Mavety), 12:54
   HOU, Frank Hughes 36 (Larry Lund, Andre Hinse), 13:54
2: HOU, Murray Hall 28 (Ted Taylor, Gord Labossiere), :39
   CHI, Ralph Backstrom 23 (Pat Stapleton, Bob Liddington), 3:29
   HOU, Mark Howe 31 (Jim Sherrit, Gordie Howe), 14:42
3: HOU, Jim Sherrit 20 (Gordie Howe, Poul Popiel), 11:35
   HOU, Andre Hinse 22 (Larry Lund, Frank Hughes), 13:06
   CHI, Joe Hardy 23 (Rosaire Paiement, Bob Liddington), 17:53
   HOU, Frank Hughes 37 (Mark Howe), 19:25

Penalties:

1: Jim Watson, CHI 3:28
   Murray Hall, HOU 6:16
   Ted Taylor, HOU 11:13
2: Gord Kannegiesser, HOU 9:18
   John Schella, HOU 14:32
3: none

Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
              CHI: 2 minutes

HOU Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Mark Howe	3	1	4	0
Frank Hughes	3	1	4	0
Gordie Howe	0	4	4	0
Andre Hinse	1	2	3	0
Larry Lund	0	3	3	0
Jim Sherrit	1	1	2	0
Murray Hall	1	0	1	2
Ted Taylor	0	1	1	2
Larry Hale	0	1	1	0
Gord Labossiere	0	1	1	0
Poul Popiel	0	1	1	0
John Schella	0	0	0	2
Gord Kannegiesser	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

CHI Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Rosaire Paiement	1	1	2	0
Bob Liddington	0	2	2	0
Larry Mavety	0	2	2	0
Ralph Backstrom	1	0	1	0
Joe Hardy	1	0	1	0
Jan Popiel	1	0	1	0
Bob Sicinski	0	1	1	0
Pat Stapleton	0	1	1	0
Jim Watson	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: HOU: 11- 9-14-34
       CHI: 15- 9-16-40

Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 12-9-1)
         CHI: Rich Coutu (L, 9-10-1)

Attendance: 5,416