WHA game summary from December 27, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (19-12-1) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (15-15-0) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | NE , | Wayne Carleton 13 (Fred O'Donnell, Ted Green), 8:59 |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 23, 13:11 | |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 15 (John French, Tim Sheehy), 15:27 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Fran Huck 11 (Rick Smith, Ron Busniuk), 15:01 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 16 (Rick Ley, Brad Selwood), 15:01 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Mike Walton 24 (John Arbour), 1:41 |
| MIN, | Rick Smith 5 (Fran Huck, Don Tannahill), 5:48 | |
| MIN, | Ted Hampson 9 (Mike Antonovich, Wayne Connelly), 9:00 | |
| MIN, | George Morrison 12 (John Arbour, Don Tannahill), 18:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Fred O'Donnell, NE 3:41 |
| Terry Ball, MIN 8:25 | |
| 2: | Brad Selwood, NE 5:20 |
| 3: | Ron Busniuk, MIN 3:09 |
| Rick Smith, MIN 11:04 |
Penalty time: NE : 4 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 11-11-12-34
MIN: 7- 9-11-27
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 11-7-0)
MIN: John Garrett (W, 11-6-0)
Attendance: 7,425