WHA game summary from April 3, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (38-35-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Houston Aeros (48-25-5) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | HOU, | Mark Howe 38 (Don Grierson, Gord Labossiere), 12:29 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 41 (Larry Lund, Marty Howe), 14:40 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Rick Morris 17 (Joe Hardy, Don Gordon), :32 |
| 3: | HOU, | Frank Hughes 42 (Gary Williamson), 6:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Labossiere, HOU 1:12 |
| Duke Harris, CHI 5:21 | |
| Brian Coates, CHI 12:19 | |
| Larry Hale, HOU 17:32 | |
| 2: | Gord Kannegiesser, HOU 3:48 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 7:26 | |
| Reg Fleming, CHI 8:58 | |
| Bill Prentice, HOU 12:10 | |
| 3: | Darryl Maggs, CHI 7:54 |
| Ralph Backstrom, CHI 14:09 |
Penalty time: CHI: 10 minutes
HOU: 10 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Gordon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Coates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Hughes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Williamson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Grierson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Kannegiesser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 16-11-12-39
HOU: 14- 7- 8-29
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (L, 4-7-2)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 32-13-3)
Attendance: 7,638