WHA game summary from April 7, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (38-37-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
 New England Whalers (45-31-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| New England Whalers lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NE , | Tom Webster 3 (Rick Ley, Don Blackburn), 4:26 |
| CHI, | Larry Mavety 1 (Pat Stapleton), 18:10 | |
| 2: | NE , | Tim Sheehy 1 (Jim Dorey, John Cunniff), 1:46 |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 1 (Larry Mavety), 11:44 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Joe Hardy 2 (Don Gordon), 6:04 |
| NE , | Al Karlander 1 (Rick Ley, Mike Byers), 9:44 | |
| 4: | NE , | John French 1 (Mike Byers, Ted Green), 2:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Liddington, CHI 7:51 |
| Tim Sheehy, NE 12:10 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 16:07 | |
| 2: | Jim Watson, CHI 2:23 |
| Duke Harris, CHI 12:34 | |
| Al Karlander, NE 12:34 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:55 | |
| 3: | Jan Popiel, CHI 8:27 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 16:56 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 16:56 | |
| 4: | Darryl Maggs, CHI 1:40 |
| Bob Charlebois, NE 1:40 |
Penalty time: CHI: 12 minutes
NE : 12 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Mavety | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Gordon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Blackburn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Cunniff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Charlebois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 12-15- 9- 1-37
NE : 13- 9-12- 3-37
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (L, 0-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 5,516