All WHA game summaries from March 31, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (37-34-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Edmonton Oilers (37-36-3) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | EDM, | Ken Baird 14 (Bob Falkenberg, Ross Perkins), 5:31 |
| 2: | EDM, | Steve Carlyle 2 (Ron Climie, Brian McKenzie), 15:56 |
| 3: | CHI, | Bob Liddington 26 (Ralph Backstrom, Larry Mavety), 7:54 |
| EDM, | Ron Climie 38 (Bob Wall, Bobby Sheehan), 12:10 | |
| EDM, | Rusty Patenaude 20 (Doug Barrie, Ross Perkins), 18:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Hamilton, EDM 1:08 |
| Joe Hardy, CHI 8:57 | |
| 2: | Dick Proceviat, CHI [major] 4:33 |
| Bob McAneeley, EDM [major] 4:33 | |
| Jim Watson, CHI 4:56 | |
| Tom Gilmore, EDM 4:56 | |
| Bench penalty, EDM 11:11 | |
| 3: | Jan Popiel, CHI 2:39 |
| Ken Baird, EDM 5:54 | |
| Al Hamilton, EDM 7:26 | |
| Brian Coates, CHI 10:35 | |
| Doug Barrie, EDM 16:05 |
Penalty time: CHI: 13 minutes
EDM: 17 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Coates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Climie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross Perkins | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Baird | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob McAneeley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 12- 7-15-34
EDM: 15-17- 9-41
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (L, 4-6-2)
EDM: Jack Norris (W, 23-21-1)
Attendance: 5,200
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (46-25-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (43-32-2) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Murray Heatley 26 (Rick Smith, Bob Boyd), 7:08 |
| MIN, | Wayne Connelly 42 (Bob MacMillan, Steve Cardwell), 10:22 | |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 56 (Murray Heatley, Jim Johnson), 10:41 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Ted Taylor 21 (John Schella, Murray Hall), 8:04 |
| MIN, | Bill Klatt 14 (Mike Walton), 11:07 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Ted Hampson 17 (Murray Heatley, Mike McMahon), 8:08 |
| HOU, | Jim Sherrit 30 (Mark Howe, Murray Hall), 10:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Smith, MIN 2:46 |
| John Schella, HOU 4:19 | |
| Frank Hughes, HOU 6:52 | |
| Gord Gallant, MIN 6:52 | |
| Bob MacMillan, MIN [major] 10:58 | |
| Marty Howe, HOU [minor, major] 10:58 | |
| John Schella, HOU [major] 14:08 | |
| Gord Gallant, MIN [major] 14:08 | |
| 2: | Gord Gallant, MIN [major] 4:33 |
| Don Grierson, HOU [major] 4:33 | |
| Jim Johnson, MIN 5:56 | |
| Larry Hale, HOU 9:16 | |
| Don Grierson, HOU 16:03 | |
| 3: | Rick Smith, MIN 9:03 |
| Murray Hall, HOU [major] 16:52 | |
| Gord Gallant, MIN [major, misconduct] 16:52 |
Penalty time: HOU: 30 minutes
MIN: 38 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Hall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Grierson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Heatley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Klatt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Boyd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Gallant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 18-16- 8-42
MIN: 9- 8-15-32
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 12-12-1)
MIN: John Garrett (W, 20-15-0)
Attendance: 11,734
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (38-36-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (43-30-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | QUE, | Andre Gaudette 24 (Rene Leclerc), 1:40 |
| NE , | Hugh Harris 22 (Tom Webster, Rick Ley), 5:39 | |
| 2: | NE , | Hugh Harris 23, 11:32 |
| 3: | QUE, | Michel Parizeau 26 (Rejean Houle), 14:36 |
| 4: | NE , | Tom Webster 43 (Hugh Harris), 7:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Karlander, NE 7:40 | |
| Pierre Roy, QUE 7:40 | ||
| John Cunniff, NE 11:43 | ||
| 2: | Mike Byers, NE 2:54 | |
| 3: | Dale Hoganson, QUE 4:47 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 4 minutes
NE : 6 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Gaudette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Harris | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Cunniff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 9- 9- 6- 2-26
NE : 18-10-12- 4-44
Goalies: QUE: Michel DeGuise,
Richard Brodeur NE : Al Smith (W, 28-21-2) Attendance: 5,216
Richard Brodeur NE : Al Smith (W, 28-21-2) Attendance: 5,216
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (24-53-0) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Toronto Toros (40-33-4) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | TOR, | Bob Leduc 22 (Wayne Dillon), 3:41 |
| LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 20 (Gary Veneruzzo, Steve Sutherland), 7:16 | |
| TOR, | Steve King 14 (Mike Amodeo, Billy Orr), 16:40 | |
| TOR, | Guy Trottier 26, 18:10 | |
| 2: | LA , | Reg Thomas 14 (Alton White), 4:52 |
| TOR, | Billy Orr 3 (Gavin Kirk), 6:11 | |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 38, 14:02 | |
| 3: | LA , | Alton White 8 (Jerry Zrymiak, Gerry Odrowski), 10:26 |
| TOR, | Pat Hickey 26 (Gavin Kirk), 14:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Jim Niekamp, LA 14:35 | |
Penalty time: LA : 2 minutes
TOR: 0 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton White | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Zrymiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Orr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Hickey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Leduc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Amodeo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 6-11- 5-22
TOR: 16-13-11-40
Goalies: LA : Paul Hoganson (L, 5-13-0)
TOR: Gilles Gratton (W, 26-21-3)
Attendance: 4,501
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Blazers (26-49-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Winnipeg Jets (34-37-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | WIN, | Bobby Hull 51 (Larry Hornung, Joe Daley), 11:55 |
| 2: | WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 26, 4:36 |
| VAN, | Jim Adair 12 (Rob Walton, Colin Campbell), 17:52 | |
| VAN, | Don O'Donoghue 8, 18:04 | |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 52 (Joe Zanussi), 19:13 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Bryan Campbell 28 (Ralph MacSweyn), 15:23 |
| 4: | WIN, | Fran Huck 26 (Bobby Hull, Dunc Rousseau), 2:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Woytowich, WIN 8:57 | |
| Murray Myers, VAN 9:18 | ||
| Don O'Donoghue, VAN 10:51 | ||
| Jim Cardiff, VAN 10:54 | ||
| Bill Sutherland, WIN 10:54 | ||
| Bob Ash, WIN 12:49 | ||
| 2: | Ron Plumb, VAN 6:06 | |
| Dunc Rousseau, WIN 9:19 | ||
| Bryan Campbell, VAN [misconduct] 11:19 | ||
| Duke Asmundson, WIN 13:41 | ||
| Claude St. Sauveur, VAN 19:47 | ||
| 3: | Duke Asmundson, WIN 1:29 | |
| Danny Johnson, WIN 2:33 | ||
| Dave Hutchison, VAN 9:40 | ||
| Fran Huck, WIN 9:40 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 22 minutes
WIN: 16 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Adair | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Walton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude St. Sauveur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hutchison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Zanussi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Daley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Asmundson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Ash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11-15-16- 1-43
WIN: 9-11- 4- 1-25
Goalies: VAN: Pete Donnelly (L, 21-23-0)
WIN: Joe Daley (W, 19-19-1)
Attendance: 5,559
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (37-32-9) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Jersey Knights (32-40-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CLE, | Paul Andrea 15 (Ron Buchanan, Ray Clearwater), 8:36 |
| NJ , | Norm Ferguson 15, 19:08 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Skip Krake 19 (Jim Wiste, Grant Erickson), 15:51 |
| 3: | CLE, | Skip Krake 20, 6:41 |
| NJ , | Kevin Morrison 23 (Bob Jones, Brian Perry), 17:51 | |
| CLE, | Ron Ward 33, 19:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Skip Krake, CLE 6:51 |
| Don Herriman, NJ [double minor] 6:51 | |
| Kevin Morrison, NJ 7:50 | |
| Ken Block, NJ 14:49 | |
| 2: | Gary Jarrett, CLE 4:19 |
| Larry Hillman, CLE 7:43 | |
| Mike Laughton, NJ [misconduct] 13:05 | |
| 3: | Dean Boylan, NJ 10:33 |
| Garry Peters, NJ 16:31 |
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
NJ : 22 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Krake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NJ Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Perry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Laughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Herriman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Boylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 9- 6-10-25
NJ : 13- 7-11-31
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 29-22-6)
NJ : Joe Junkin (L, 20-23-3)
Attendance: 2,836