WHA game summary from April 28, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (54-27-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (50-35-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Series tied, 2-2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | HOU, | John Schella 2, 1:08 |
| 2: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 2 (Poul Popiel), 5:28 |
| MIN, | Wayne Connelly 6 (Mike Walton, Mike McMahon), 13:43 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Gord Labossiere 3 (Ted Taylor, Murray Hall), 8:31 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 5 (Marty Howe, Larry Lund), 10:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Jim Johnson, MIN 4:20 | |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 12:02 | ||
| 3: | Larry Hale, HOU 1:44 | |
Penalty time: HOU: 4 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 11- 7-14-32
MIN: 9- 9-16-34
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (W, 6-2-0)
MIN: Mike Curran (L, 2-2-0)
Attendance: 17,211