WHA game summary from December 30, 1973
| 1: |
MIN, | Jim Johnson 4 (John Arbour, Mike Walton), :25 |
| CHI, | Joe Hardy 16 (Bob Whitlock, Pat Stapleton), 16:48 |
| 2: |
MIN, | Wayne Connelly 22 (George Morrison, Terry Ball), 11:18 |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 8 (Ralph Backstrom), 16:09 |
| 3: |
MIN, | Bill Klatt 5 (Ted Hampson, Mike McMahon), 3:24 |
| CHI, | Rosaire Paiement 12 (Ralph Backstrom, Pat Stapleton), 6:26 |
| CHI, | Reg Fleming 1 (Pat Stapleton, Joe Hardy), 9:16 |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 9 (Pat Stapleton), 14:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rosaire Paiement, CHI 2:15 |
| Dick Paradise, MIN 4:33 |
| Joe Hardy, CHI 8:10 |
| Terry Ball, MIN 15:51 |
| Bob Whitlock, CHI 17:39 |
| 2: |
Darryl Maggs, CHI 3:07 |
| Dick Proceviat, CHI 4:53 |
| George Morrison, MIN 7:14 |
| Jan Popiel, CHI 10:00 |
| Jim Benzelock, CHI 12:19 |
| Rick Smith, MIN 12:19 |
| Larry Mavety, CHI 17:27 |
| 3: |
Rosaire Paiement, CHI 4:18 |
| Eric Nesterenko, CHI 5:16 |
| Mike Walton, MIN 5:16 |
| John Arbour, MIN 8:15 |
| Ralph Backstrom, CHI 10:19 |
| John Arbour, MIN 17:36 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 17:36 |
| Darryl Maggs, CHI [minor, misconduct] 18:28 |
| Wayne Connelly, MIN 18:42 |
| Rob Walton, MIN [misconduct] 18:42 |
Penalty time: CHI: 36 minutes
MIN: 26 minutes
Shots: CHI: 10-11- 7-28
MIN: 13- 7-17-37
Goalies: CHI: Rich Coutu (W, 5-3-1)
MIN: John Garrett (L, 11-9-0)
Attendance: 4,810
Chicago Cougars (16-16-2)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (19-17-1)