WHA game summary from December 2, 1972
| 1: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 16 (Tim Sheehy, John French), 5:00 |
| NE , | John Danby 3 (Tommy Earl, Kevin Ahearn), 5:52 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 16 (Terry Caffery, Brit Selby), 16:07 |
| NE , | John Danby 4 (Jim Dorey, Kevin Ahearn), 16:44 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Andre Gaudette 5 (Rejean Giroux), 5:34 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 7 (Larry Pleau, John French), 18:19 |
| 3: |
NE , | Tommy Earl 5 (John Danby), 6:58 |
| QUE, | Jean-Guy Gendron 6 (Yves Bergeron, J.C. Tremblay), 8:46 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 6 (Larry Pleau, Jim Dorey), 16:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Green, NE 0:38 |
| Ken Desjardine, QUE 5:01 |
| Ted Green, NE 6:48 |
| Tommy Williams, NE 12:04 |
| Alain Caron, QUE 13:17 |
| Jacques Blain, QUE 17:06 |
| 2: |
Bobby Guindon, QUE 6:08 |
| 3: |
John French, NE 0:07 |
| Rick Ley, NE 6:19 |
| John French, NE [misconduct] 6:19 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 14:21 |
| Brit Selby, NE 17:40 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 17:40 |
| Michel Rouleau, QUE [major] 19:03 |
| Rick Ley, NE [minor, major] 19:03 |
Penalty time: QUE: 17 minutes
NE : 29 minutes
Shots: QUE: 9-12- 9-30
NE : 18- 9-11-38
Goalies: QUE: Serge Aubry (L, 9-6-1)
NE : Al Smith (W, 10-5-0)
Attendance: 4,800
Quebec Nordiques (11-10-1)
New England Whalers (14-9-1)