All WHA game summaries from November 17, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (2-12-1) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberta Oilers (11-7-1) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Bob Sicinski 5 (Larry Mavety, Bob Whitlock), 4:28 |
| 3: | ALB, | Jim Harrison 11 (Al Hamilton, Ron Anderson), :31 |
| ALB, | Eddie Joyal 4 (Brian Carlin, Rusty Patenaude), 16:57 | |
| ALB, | Ron Walters 12 (Jim Harrison, Al Hamilton), 19:23 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Baird, ALB 2:49 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 5:58 | |
| 2: | Roger Cote, ALB 5:06 |
| Bob Liddington, CHI 11:50 | |
| 3: | Roger Cote, ALB 3:58 |
| Jan Popiel, CHI 10:48 |
Penalty time: CHI: 6 minutes
ALB: 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sicinski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Whitlock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| ALB Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Walters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Joyal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Carlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 12-15-11-38
ALB: 7-15-14-36
Goalies: CHI: Jimmy McLeod,
Andre Gill ALB: Jack Norris (W, 7-3-1) Attendance: 2,500
Andre Gill ALB: Jack Norris (W, 7-3-1) Attendance: 2,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (9-5-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (12-4-1) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Jim Wiste 3 (Jim McMasters, Gerry Pinder), 3:51 |
| CLE, | Bob Dillabough 2 (Gary Jarrett), 4:43 | |
| CLE, | Ray Clearwater 3 (Paul Shmyr, Bob Dillabough), 12:42 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Cheevers, CLE 0:34 |
| John French, NE 0:34 | |
| Bench penalty, NE 2:42 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 4:37 | |
| Doug Brindley, CLE 5:09 | |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 5:09 | |
| Ric Jordan, NE 7:02 | |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 7:02 | |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 13:18 | |
| Tim Sheehy, NE 15:41 | |
| 2: | Ric Jordan, NE 3:27 |
| 3: | Brad Selwood, NE 15:20 |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 17:18 |
Penalty time: NE : 14 minutes
CLE: 12 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dillabough | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim McMasters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Brindley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 4- 4- 8-16
CLE: 4- 9- 8-21
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 6-4-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 9-3-0)
Attendance: 6,085
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (11-9-1) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (9-9-1) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 4 (Bart Crashley, Gary Veneruzzo), 2:20 |
| WIN, | Garth Rizzuto 4 (Christian Bordeleau), 11:31 | |
| WIN, | Brian Cadle 4 (Larry Hornung), 15:44 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 15 (Larry Hornung, Bobby Hull), 1:24 |
| WIN, | Norm Beaudin 10 (Christian Bordeleau), 10:57 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Cal Swenson 1 (Garth Rizzuto), 17:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Peter Slater, LA 1:14 |
| Bobby Hull, WIN 1:14 | |
| Peter Slater, LA 4:22 | |
| Bobby Hull, WIN 4:22 | |
| Gary Veneruzzo, LA 5:54 | |
| Joe Zanussi, WIN 5:54 | |
| Earl Heiskala, LA [major, misconduct] 9:55 | |
| Tom Gilmore, LA 17:10 | |
| Ralph MacSweyn, LA 18:41 | |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 19:14 | |
| 2: | Steve Cuddie, WIN 13:27 |
| 3: | Joe Zanussi, WIN 10:05 |
| Garth Rizzuto, WIN 18:44 |
Penalty time: WIN: 12 minutes
LA : 27 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garth Rizzuto | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cal Swenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Cadle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Zanussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cuddie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. LeBlanc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Heiskala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 14-14- 6-34
LA : 9-12- 9-30
Goalies: WIN: Ernie Wakely (W, 7-7-0)
LA : Russ Gillow (L, 6-4-0)
Attendance: 6,314