WHA game summary from March 3, 1974
| 1: |
HOU, | Don Grierson 5 (Larry Lund, Andre Hinse), 9:26 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 17 (Tom Webster), 16:10 |
| NE , | John French 21 (Al Karlander, Mike Byers), 19:27 |
| 2: |
NE , | Al Karlander 15 (Jim Dorey, Mike Byers), 2:26 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 29 (Ted Taylor, Gord Labossiere), 7:37 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 18 (Tom Webster, Ted Green), 13:58 |
| 3: |
NE , | Al Karlander 16 (Mike Byers, John French), 9:48 |
| HOU, | Jim Sherrit 22 (Murray Hall, Andre Hinse), 10:32 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 33 (Tommy Williams, Don Blackburn), 10:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Taylor, HOU [minor, major] 2:43 |
| Jim Dorey, NE [minor, major] 2:43 |
| John Schella, HOU 3:09 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 3:09 |
| 2: |
Jim Dorey, NE 3:04 |
| 3: |
Ric Jordan, NE 5:16 |
| Rick Ley, NE 10:18 |
Penalty time: NE : 15 minutes
HOU: 9 minutes
Shots: NE : 14- 3- 5-22
HOU: 8-12-15-35
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 25-17-1)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 12-10-1)
Attendance: 6,373
New England Whalers (36-26-3)
Houston Aeros (39-20-5)