WHA game summary from October 23, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (1-4-0) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New England Whalers (2-1-0) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NE , | Fred O'Donnell 1 (Larry Pleau, John French), 1:02 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 3 (Frank Hughes, Gordie Howe), 9:20 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Don Larway 2 (Terry Ruskowski, Bill Prentice), 8:16 |
| NE , | Jim Dorey 1 (John French, Larry Pleau), 10:54 | |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 1 (Bill Prentice, Gord Labossiere), 13:49 | |
| NE , | Mike Byers 1 (Thommy Abrahamsson, Rick Ley), 14:53 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Jim Sherrit 3 (John Schella), :17 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 2 (Tim Sheehy, Terry Caffery), 10:56 | |
| NE , | Fred O'Donnell 2 (Terry Caffery, Paul Hurley), 12:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Selwood, NE 8:56 |
| 2: | Poul Popiel, HOU 0:21 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 10:28 | |
| 3: | Jim Sherrit, HOU 7:11 |
Penalty time: HOU: 6 minutes
NE : 2 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Prentice | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred O'Donnell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 9-11-11-31
NE : 11-15-14-40
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 0-2-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 2-1-0)
Attendance: 4,567