WHA game summary from April 9, 1974
| 1: |
CHI, | Don Gordon 1 (Ralph Backstrom, Joe Hardy), 2:57 |
| CHI, | Joe Hardy 3 (Larry Mavety, Pat Stapleton), 5:57 |
| CHI, | Rosaire Paiement 1 (Bob Sicinski, Jan Popiel), 10:29 |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 1 (Don Gordon, Joe Hardy), 13:47 |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 2 (Bob Sicinski, Rosaire Paiement), 16:48 |
| 2: |
NE , | Mike Byers 1 (Al Karlander, John French), 1:05 |
| CHI, | Rosaire Paiement 2 (Jim Watson, Jan Popiel), 7:35 |
| NE , | Don Blackburn 2 (Hugh Harris), 8:48 |
| NE , | John Cunniff 1 (Jim Dorey, Tommy Earl), 9:23 |
| NE , | John French 2 (Mike Byers, Ted Green), 9:43 |
| CHI, | Bob Sicinski 2 (Reg Fleming, Darryl Maggs), 11:46 |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 2 (Ralph Backstrom), 13:51 |
| 3: |
NE , | Tim Sheehy 2 (Don Blackburn), 8:58 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 3 (Hugh Harris, Rick Ley), 13:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Don Blackburn, NE 2:26 |
| Ted Green, NE 4:40 |
| Jim Watson, CHI 6:07 |
| Reg Fleming, CHI 17:53 |
| Rick Ley, NE 17:53 |
| 2: |
Jim Watson, CHI 4:41 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 9:40 |
| Reg Fleming, CHI 9:40 |
| Larry Mavety, CHI 16:13 |
| Bob Charlebois, NE 19:11 |
| 3: |
Don Gordon, CHI 3:17 |
| Ric Jordan, NE 10:01 |
| Joe Hardy, CHI 11:39 |
| Mike Byers, NE [major] 13:06 |
Penalty time: NE : 17 minutes
CHI: 14 minutes
Shots: NE : 9- 9-11-29
CHI: 12- 9- 7-28
Goalies: NE : Al Smith,
Bruce Landon
CHI: Cam Newton (W, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 3,125
New England Whalers (45-32-4)
Chicago Cougars (39-37-5)