WHA game summary from December 19, 1972
| 1: |
HOU, | Gord Labossiere 17, 4:53 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 13 (Don Grierson), 8:44 |
| 2: |
LA , | Jim Watson 1 (Howie Heggedal, Jim Niekamp), 2:21 |
| HOU, | Brian McDonald 5 (Keke Mortson, Jack Stanfield), 10:04 |
| LA , | Jim Watson 2 (Tom Gilmore, Peter Slater), 15:02 |
| HOU, | Brian McDonald 6 (Keke Mortson), 18:16 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Brian McDonald 7 (Keke Mortson, John Schella), 9:46 |
| HOU, | Brian McDonald 8 (Poul Popiel, Jack Stanfield), 9:56 |
| HOU, | Ed Hoekstra 6 (Duke Harris, Brian Smith), 12:56 |
| LA , | Bart Crashley 12 (Gerry Odrowski), 14:44 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 19 (Joe Szura), 18:33 |
| LA , | Howie Heggedal 2 (Joe Szura), 19:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dunc McCallum, HOU 14:32 |
| 2: |
Duke Harris, HOU 13:49 |
| Joe Szura, LA 19:30 |
| 3: |
John Schella, HOU 4:35 |
| Ralph MacSweyn, LA 7:15 |
| Don Grierson, HOU 14:32 |
| John Schella, HOU 15:38 |
| Tom Gilmore, LA 15:42 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 16:14 |
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
HOU: 12 minutes
Shots: LA : 11- 8-15-34
HOU: 12-12-11-35
Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow,
George Gardner
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 10-9-0)
Attendance: 2,315
Los Angeles Sharks (15-16-3)
Houston Aeros (14-16-2)