WHA game summary from January 21, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (27-17-1) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 Winnipeg Jets (28-19-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NE , | John French 17 (Jim Dorey), 3:18 |
| NE , | John Danby 10, 14:00 | |
| WIN, | Garth Rizzuto 7 (Norm Beaudin, Larry Hornung), 19:45 | |
| 2: | NE , | Larry Pleau 28 (Tom Webster, Rick Ley), 9:37 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 32 (Terry Caffery, Brit Selby), 16:46 | |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 17 (Larry Pleau, John French), 18:01 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Jean-Guy Gratton 12 (Danny Johnson, Ab McDonald), 3:12 |
| NE , | Kevin Ahearn 13 (Jim Dorey), 5:40 | |
| NE , | Kevin Ahearn 14 (Mike Hyndman, Jim Dorey), 9:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Selwood, NE 9:16 |
| Bob Woytowich, WIN 11:49 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 19:28 | |
| 2: | Mike Hyndman, NE 1:16 |
| Larry Pleau, NE 4:18 | |
| Steve Cuddie, WIN 8:15 | |
| Bobby Hull, WIN 10:44 | |
| Paul Hurley, NE 18:55 | |
| 3: | Duke Asmundson, WIN 14:03 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
WIN: 8 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Ahearn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Hyndman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brit Selby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garth Rizzuto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Gratton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Asmundson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cuddie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 10-10- 8-28
WIN: 6- 7- 7-20
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 17-9-0)
WIN: Joe Daley (L, 8-4-1)
Attendance: 6,783