All WHA game summaries from May 1, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (56-27-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (50-37-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Houston Aeros win, 4 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Ted Hampson 4 (Wayne Connelly), 3:39 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 8 (Poul Popiel, Jim Sherrit), 16:20 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Jim Sherrit 3 (Don Grierson, Gordie Howe), 9:08 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 9 (Poul Popiel), 19:27 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Arbour, MIN 1:20 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 1:27 | |
| Mike Walton, MIN 3:02 | |
| Rick Smith, MIN 5:33 | |
| Larry Lund, HOU 8:07 | |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 10:11 | |
| John Arbour, MIN 15:05 | |
| 2: | Marty Howe, HOU 4:41 |
| John Arbour, MIN [misconduct] 16:01 | |
| 3: | Ted Taylor, HOU 4:13 |
| Bob Boyd, MIN 7:13 | |
| Mike Curran, MIN [game misconduct] 9:08 | |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 18:18 |
Penalty time: HOU: 12 minutes
MIN: 30 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Howe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Grierson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Hampson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 13-11-13-37
MIN: 13-12- 6-31
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (W, 8-2-0)
MIN: John Garrett (N, 4-2-0),
Mike Curran (L, 2-3-0) Attendance: 13,422
Mike Curran (L, 2-3-0) Attendance: 13,422
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (44-41-5) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
 Toronto Toros (48-36-4) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Toronto Toros lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | TOR, | Billy Orr 1 (Carl Brewer, Mike Amodeo), 3:46 |
| TOR, | Brit Selby 1 (Jack Gibson, Gavin Kirk), 10:34 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Rosaire Paiement 6 (Jim Watson), 4:17 |
| TOR, | Pat Hickey 3 (Gavin Kirk, Steve King), 9:41 | |
| CHI, | Duke Harris 5 (Ralph Backstrom, Dick Proceviat), 11:52 | |
| CHI, | Jim Watson 1 (Joe Hardy, Don Gordon), 18:08 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Jack Gibson 1 (Brit Selby, Tom Simpson), 5:02 |
| TOR, | Guy Trottier 5 (Bob Leduc, Jack Gibson), 12:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Maggs, CHI 1:32 | |
| Dick Proceviat, CHI 1:51 | ||
| Rick Morris, CHI 1:51 | ||
| Brian Gibbons, TOR 1:51 | ||
| Larry Mavety, TOR 2:11 | ||
| Pat Stapleton, CHI [misconduct] 2:11 | ||
| Mike Amodeo, TOR 11:03 | ||
| Carl Brewer, TOR 13:00 | ||
| Larry Mavety, CHI 14:48 | ||
| 2: | Jim Benzelock, CHI 13:49 | |
| Rick Sentes, TOR 13:49 | ||
| Rick Cunningham, TOR 18:17 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 20 minutes
TOR: 12 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Gordon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Benzelock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Gibson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brit Selby | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Orr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Hickey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Amodeo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve King | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Gibbons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 9- 8-17-34
TOR: 6-12- 8-26
Goalies: CHI: Cam Newton (L, 2-4-0)
TOR: Gilles Gratton (W, 4-1-0)
Attendance: 8,456