All WHA game summaries from October 17, 1972
| 1: |
ALB, | Jim Harrison 3 (Ron Anderson), 3:32 - PP |
| WIN, | Bob Ash 1 (Wally Boyer), 13:05 |
| 2: |
ALB, | Jim Harrison 4 (Bob Wall), 13:14 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Norm Beaudin 1 (Joe Zanussi, Christian Bordeleau), 16:39 |
| 4: |
ALB, | Ron Walters 3 (Bob McAneeley, Al Hamilton), 4:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Eddie Joyal, ALB 1:02 |
| Christian Bordeleau, WIN 2:32 |
| Ken Baird, ALB 9:32 |
| Bill Sutherland, WIN 9:32 |
| Steve Cuddie, WIN 13:50 |
| 2: |
Larry Hornung, WIN 18:18 |
| Dennis Kassian, ALB 19:53 |
| 3: | none |
| 4: |
Dunc Rousseau, WIN 2:27 |
Penalty time: WIN: 10 minutes
ALB: 6 minutes
Shots: WIN: 15- 8-11- 2-36
ALB: 9- 9-10- 3-31
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (L, 1-1-0)
ALB: Jack Norris (W, 1-2-0)
Attendance: 3,285
| 1: |
CLE, | Rich Pumple 1 (Ted Hodgson, Joe Hardy), 1:41 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 2 (Paul Shmyr), 13:15 |
| NY , | Brian Morenz 3 (Jamie Kennedy, Hal Willis), 17:55 |
| 3: |
NY , | Mike Laughton 3 (Hal Willis), 7:22 |
| NY , | Alton White 1 (Ron Ward, Brian Bradley), 9:27 |
| 4: |
CLE, | Skip Krake 2 (Ron Buchanan, Gary Jarrett), 6:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bill Horton, CLE 5:40 |
| Skip Krake, CLE 8:58 |
| Craig Reichmuth, NY 8:58 |
| Kent Douglas, NY 9:25 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 12:07 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 14:48 |
| 2: |
Skip Krake, CLE 0:28 |
| Bench penalty, NY 7:46 |
| Rich Pumple, CLE 8:45 |
| Wally Olds, NY 9:47 |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 14:35 |
| 3: |
Paul Shmyr, CLE 4:18 |
| Hal Willis, NY 4:18 |
| 4: |
Gerry Cheevers, CLE 2:08 |
| Craig Reichmuth, NY 2:08 |
| Ray Clearwater, CLE [misconduct] 2:08 |
| Mike Laughton, NY [misconduct] 2:08 |
Penalty time: NY : 22 minutes
CLE: 28 minutes
Shots: NY : 14- 5-13- 3-35
CLE: 13-13- 8- 1-35
Goalies: NY : Gary Kurt (L, 1-2-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 3-0-0)
Attendance: 2,398
| 1: |
LA , | Gerry Odrowski 2 (Bart Crashley, J.P. LeBlanc), 13:47 |
| 2: |
LA , | Bart Crashley 1 (Steve Sutherland), :40 |
| LA , | Mike Byers 1 (Jim Watson), 6:08 |
| 3: |
MIN, | Wayne Connelly 2 (Ted Hampson, George Konik), 8:30 |
| LA , | Peter Slater 1 (Bill Young, Gerry Odrowski), 11:28 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 1 (Joe Szura), 13:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gerry Odrowski, LA 3:33 |
| Bill Klatt, MIN 5:21 |
| Gerry Odrowski, LA 10:25 |
| Ted McCaskill, LA 12:37 |
| George Konik, MIN 13:06 |
| Dick Paradise, MIN [minor, major] 16:35 |
| Peter Slater, LA [minor, major] 16:35 |
| 2: |
Gary Veneruzzo, LA 6:52 |
| Craig Falkman, MIN 11:36 |
| John Arbour, MIN 15:02 |
| Earl Heiskala, LA 18:06 |
| John Arbour, MIN 18:06 |
| 3: | none |
Penalty time: LA : 17 minutes
MIN: 17 minutes
Shots: LA : 10-14- 9-33
MIN: 15-11-12-38
Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (W, 2-0-0)
MIN: Mike Curran (L, 0-2-0)
Attendance: 3,842
Winnipeg Jets (2-2-0)
Alberta Oilers (3-2-0)
New York Raiders (2-2-0)
Cleveland Crusaders (4-0-0)
Los Angeles Sharks (2-1-0)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (1-2-0)