WHA game summary from January 25, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (24-19-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 San Diego Mariners (23-19-1) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | NE , | Tim Sheehy 17 (Larry Pleau, John French), 5:17 |
| 2: | SD , | Wayne Rivers 28 (Andre Lacroix), 5:21 |
| SD , | Brian Morenz 11 (Bob Falkenberg), 13:54 | |
| SD , | Rick Sentes 12 (Wayne Rivers, Andre Lacroix), 15:34 | |
| SD , | Michel Rouleau 3 (Brian Morenz), 19:54 | |
| 3: | SD , | Jim Hargreaves 4 (Ray Adduono, Norm Ferguson), 11:12 |
| NE , | Fred O'Donnell 11 (Mike Byers, Thommy Abrahamsson), 13:47 | |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 20 (Ray Adduono), 16:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 1:51 | |
| Tommy Earl, NE 2:56 | ||
| 2: | Tom Webster, NE 5:24 | |
| Brad Selwood, NE 7:42 | ||
| Wayne Rivers, SD 9:31 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
SD : 2 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Rouleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hargreaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 6-11- 8-25
SD : 6-18- 9-33
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 16-11-1)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 8-5-0)
Attendance: 7,865