All WHA game summaries from April 6, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (38-38-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (45-32-2) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Minnesota Fighting Saints lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | EDM, | Blair MacDonald 1 (Bob Falkenberg, Bobby Sheehan), 2:39 |
| MIN, | Murray Heatley 1 (Keith Christiansen, Ted Hampson), 9:09 | |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 1, 9:38 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry Ball, MIN 6:36 |
| Ross Perkins, EDM 10:22 | |
| Al Hamilton, EDM 17:07 | |
| 2: | Tom Gilmore, EDM 7:49 |
| Al Hamilton, EDM 8:22 | |
| Wayne Connelly, MIN 10:07 | |
| Ted Hampson, MIN 19:55 | |
| 3: | Rick Smith, MIN 2:42 |
| Doug Barrie, EDM 5:37 |
Penalty time: EDM: 10 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross Perkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Heatley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keith Christiansen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 10-12-12-34
MIN: 12-16- 9-37
Goalies: EDM: Jack Norris (L, 0-1-0)
MIN: John Garrett (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 13,004
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (38-36-5) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
 New England Whalers (44-31-4) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| New England Whalers lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | CHI, | Joe Hardy 1 (Rick Morris, Darryl Maggs), 1:52 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 1 (Don Blackburn, Tommy Williams), 2:52 | |
| CHI, | Bob Sicinski 1 (Pat Stapleton), 6:26 | |
| CHI, | Darryl Maggs 1 (Don Gordon, Rick Morris), 10:52 | |
| 2: | NE , | Larry Pleau 1 (Jim Dorey), 8:10 |
| CHI, | Duke Harris 1 (Ralph Backstrom, Bob Liddington), 12:39 | |
| NE , | Tom Webster 2 (Tommy Williams, Don Blackburn), 17:01 | |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 2 (Jim Dorey, Duke Harris), 17:46 | |
| 3: | NE , | John Danby 1 (Jim Dorey, Tommy Earl), :31 |
| NE , | Don Blackburn 1 (Ted Green, Tommy Williams), 14:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Ley, NE 0:06 |
| Larry Mavety, CHI 1:15 | |
| 2: | Darryl Maggs, CHI 2:25 |
| Darryl Maggs, CHI 9:48 | |
| Tom Webster, NE [minor, major] 17:01 | |
| Darryl Maggs, CHI [minor, major, misconduct] 17:01 | |
| 3: | Rick Ley, NE 0:18 |
| Dick Proceviat, CHI 7:34 | |
| Brad Selwood, NE 8:26 | |
| Brian Coates, CHI 12:37 |
Penalty time: CHI: 27 minutes
NE : 13 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Maggs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Gordon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Coates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Blackburn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 11-10- 8-29
NE : 10-18-12-40
Goalies: CHI: Cam Newton (L, 0-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 5,516