All WHA game summaries from October 17, 1974
| 1: |
MIC, | Ed Johnstone 1 (J.P. LeBlanc), :51 |
| MIC, | Steve West 1 (Marc Tardif, John Miszuk), 1:23 |
| 2: |
IND, | Steve Richardson 1 (Joe Robertson, Ron Walters), 1:18 |
| 3: |
IND, | Bob Whitlock 1 (Jim Wiste, Murray Kennett), 5:31 |
| MIC, | Danny Gruen 1 (Brian McDonald, Len Fontaine), 11:35 |
| MIC, | Marc Tardif 1 (Fred Speck), 13:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Ash, IND 0:22 |
| Randy Legge, MIC 7:44 |
| Steve Sutherland, MIC 16:23 |
| 2: |
John Miszuk, MIC 1:37 |
| Nick Harbaruk, IND 4:16 |
| Steve Sutherland, MIC 4:16 |
| Steve Richardson, IND 5:56 |
| 3: |
Jim Hargreaves, IND 0:41 |
| Randy Legge, MIC 5:26 |
| Bob Whitlock, IND 10:26 |
| Steve Sutherland, MIC 13:46 |
| Steve Richardson, IND 18:28 |
Penalty time: MIC: 12 minutes
IND: 12 minutes
Shots: MIC: 6-11- 7-24
IND: 13-11- 9-33
Goalies: MIC: Gerry Desjardins (W, 1-0-0)
IND: Andy Brown (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 12,873
Michigan Stags (1-0-0)
Indianapolis Racers (0-1-0)