WHA game summary from January 17, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (18-19-3) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 New England Whalers (25-17-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CHI, | Pat Stapleton 5 (Darryl Maggs, Duke Harris), 13:15 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 16 (Jim Dorey, John French), 16:49 | |
| CHI, | Rick Morris 9 (Bob Sicinski, Jan Popiel), 18:43 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Duke Harris 4 (Joe Hardy, Pat Stapleton), 12:47 |
| CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 16 (Rosaire Paiement), 13:52 | |
| CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 17 (Pat Stapleton, Bob Liddington), 19:24 | |
| 3: | NE , | Tom Webster 27 (Paul Hurley, Larry Pleau), 7:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Green, NE 0:21 |
| Rosaire Paiement, CHI 1:54 | |
| 2: | Dick Proceviat, CHI 8:18 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 14:34 | |
| Brad Selwood, NE 19:10 | |
| 3: | Larry Mavety, CHI 8:20 |
Penalty time: CHI: 6 minutes
NE : 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Stapleton | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 11-16- 4-31
NE : 9- 5-13-27
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (W, 4-4-0)
NE : Bruce Landon (L, 7-5-2)
Attendance: 4,174