WHA game summary from November 12, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (7-3-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Houston Aeros (7-5-0) |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 1: | HOU, | Frank Hughes 8 (Andre Hinse, Murray Hall), 5:13 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 3 (Glen Irwin, Gord Labossiere), 9:10 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Larry Lund 10, 2:48 |
| HOU, | Jim Sherrit 7 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 13:44 | |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 2 (John Schella, Larry Lund), 16:15 | |
| NE , | Wayne Carleton 3 (Tim Sheehy), 16:47 | |
| HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 1 (Don Larway, Poul Popiel), 19:38 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Howe, HOU 16:48 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 17:55 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 18:36 | |
| 2: | Ted Taylor, HOU 6:23 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 11:15 | |
| 3: | Jim Dorey, NE 3:51 |
| Nick Fotiu, NE 17:37 |
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
HOU: 8 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 8- 8- 7-23
HOU: 14-15-15-44
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 6-2-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 5-2-0)
Attendance: 7,724