All WHA game summaries from January 3, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Roadrunners (17-14-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (18-10-1) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | PHO, | Don Borgeson 11 (Jim Boyd, Michel Cormier), 6:48 |
| EDM, | Ken Baird 17 (Jim McCrimmon, Bobby Sheehan), 15:28 | |
| EDM, | Barry Long 5 (Blair MacDonald, Mike Rogers), 18:42 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Ron Climie 13 (Barry Long, Doug Barrie), 9:28 |
| PHO, | John Migneault 5 (Dennis Sobchuk, Murray Keogan), 11:05 | |
| 3: | PHO, | Peter McNamee 3 (Bob Barlow), 8:50 |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Hughes, PHO 8:32 | |
| 2: | Cam Connor, PHO 3:12 | |
| Michel Cormier, PHO 7:24 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude, EDM 7:38 | ||
| Mike Stevens, PHO 7:38 | ||
| Jim McCrimmon, EDM 10:36 | ||
| 3: | Barry Long, EDM 5:40 | |
| John Gray, PHO 10:44 | ||
| Tom Gilmore, EDM 19:25 | ||
| Jim Niekamp, PHO 19:25 | ||
| Mike Stevens, PHO [misconduct] 19:25 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: PHO: 22 minutes
EDM: 8 minutes
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNamee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Borgeson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Migneault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Cormier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Keogan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Barlow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Boyd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cam Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Baird | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Climie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim McCrimmon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: PHO: 9- 8-13- 4-34
EDM: 14-12- 8- 2-36
Goalies: PHO: Jack Norris,
Gary Kurt EDM: Chris Worthy (T, 5-3-1) Attendance: 9,797
Gary Kurt EDM: Chris Worthy (T, 5-3-1) Attendance: 9,797
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (16-17-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (17-17-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | SD , | Brian Bradley 1 (Ron Plumb, Brian Morenz), 7:13 |
| 2: | MIN, | Don Tannahill 12 (Fran Huck), 9:34 |
| SD , | Rick Sentes 6 (Wayne Rivers, Ron Plumb), 18:05 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Busniuk, MIN [minor, major] 0:53 |
| Rick Sentes, SD [minor, major] 0:53 | |
| Ray Adduono, SD 13:21 | |
| 2: | Wayne Connelly, MIN 11:47 |
| 3: | Rick Sentes, SD 5:35 |
Penalty time: SD : 11 minutes
MIN: 9 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Bradley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Tannahill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 9-12- 6-27
MIN: 9-13- 8-30
Goalies: SD : Joe Junkin (W, 6-6-0)
MIN: John Garrett (L, 13-8-0)
Attendance: 7,563
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (20-13-1) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Toronto Toros (20-14-1) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Tony Featherstone 12 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Bob Leduc), :17 |
| TOR, | Frank Mahovlich 17 (Gavin Kirk), 3:02 | |
| TOR, | Wayne Dillon 16 (Paul Henderson, Tom Simpson), 5:37 | |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 16 (Rick Ley), 6:14 | |
| NE , | Wayne Carleton 14, 16:39 | |
| 2: | NE , | Terry Caffery 10 (Thommy Abrahamsson), 11:43 |
| 3: | NE , | Larry Pleau 17 (John French), 11:33 |
| NE , | Fred O'Donnell 9 (Terry Caffery, Tom Webster), 19:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Cuddie, TOR 18:26 |
| 2: | Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 8:01 |
| Jim Dorey, TOR 13:34 | |
| 3: | Mike Amodeo, TOR 3:45 |
| Rick Ley, NE 9:31 | |
| Wayne Carleton, NE [misconduct] 9:31 | |
| Steve Cuddie, TOR 15:52 |
Penalty time: NE : 14 minutes
TOR: 8 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Featherstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Dillon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cuddie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Amodeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 7-12- 5-24
TOR: 10-11-10-31
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 12-8-0)
TOR: Gilles Gratton (L, 12-8-1)
Attendance: 11,445