All WHA game summaries from May 17, 1974
| 1: |
HOU, | Murray Hall 7, 5:19 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 8 (Gordie Howe, Andre Hinse), 10:51 |
| CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 5, 12:17 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 10 (Jim Sherrit, Gordie Howe), 13:22 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Andre Hinse 6 (Gordie Howe), 1:34 |
| HOU, | Larry Hale 3 (Jim Sherrit), 3:21 |
| CHI, | Rosaire Paiement 10, 5:01 |
| CHI, | Rick Morris 3 (Joe Hardy, Don Gordon), 11:38 |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 7 (Larry Lund, Poul Popiel), 14:08 |
| CHI, | Larry Mavety 4 (Pat Stapleton, Bob Sicinski), 15:34 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Frank Hughes 9 (Andre Hinse), :48 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Larry Mavety, CHI 0:26 |
| Ralph Backstrom, CHI 3:58 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 3:58 |
| John Schella, HOU 6:29 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 7:42 |
| Brian Coates, CHI 10:39 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 11:22 |
| Ralph Backstrom, CHI 15:38 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 15:38 |
| 2: |
Reg Fleming, CHI 0:58 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 8:26 |
| Jim Benzelock, CHI 13:31 |
| 3: |
Reg Fleming, CHI 10:25 |
Penalty time: CHI: 14 minutes
HOU: 12 minutes
Shots: CHI: 9-10- 9-28
HOU: 9-10-11-30
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (L, 6-4-0),
Cam Newton (s, 2-4-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 11-2-0)
Attendance: 9,874
Chicago Cougars (46-44-5)
Houston Aeros (59-27-5)