WHA game summary from December 12, 1972
| 1: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 11 (Don Grierson, Larry Lund), 1:02 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 3 (Murray Hall, Gord Labossiere), 5:59 |
| ALB, | Rusty Patenaude 7, 10:05 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 6 (Larry Hale, Ted Taylor), 12:13 |
| 2: |
ALB, | Jim Benzelock 1 (Bill Hicke), 6:52 |
| HOU, | Duke Harris 11 (Larry Hale, Dunc McCallum), 7:19 |
| 3: |
ALB, | Ross Perkins 8, 4:01 |
| HOU, | Don Grierson 4 (Larry Lund), 8:42 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 4, 13:23 |
| ALB, | Bob McAneeley 3 (Ross Perkins), 19:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob McAneeley, ALB 14:00 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 19:27 |
| 2: |
Ed Hoekstra, HOU 1:14 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 19:22 |
| 3: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 9:46 |
| John Schella, HOU 10:25 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 14:12 |
Penalty time: ALB: 2 minutes
HOU: 12 minutes
Shots: ALB: 18-11- 7-36
HOU: 7-14-13-34
Goalies: ALB: Jack Norris (L, 8-11-2)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 9-8-0)
Attendance: 1,634
Alberta Oilers (12-17-2)
Houston Aeros (12-15-1)