WHA game summary from October 22, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (1-4-0) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (3-2-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CHI, | Bob Whitlock 2 (Reg Fleming), 15:42 - SH |
| 2: | CHI, | Jan Popiel 2 (Darrel Knibbs), 12:06 |
| LA , | Larry Mavety 1 (J.P. LeBlanc, Gerry Odrowski), 19:26 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Bernie Blanchette 1 (Reg Fleming, Bob Whitlock), :27 |
| LA , | Bart Crashley 3 (Gary Veneruzzo), 16:16 | |
| CHI, | Dick Proceviat 2, 19:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Young, LA 9:22 |
| Rosaire Paiement, CHI 14:12 | |
| Jim Watson, LA 17:22 | |
| 2: | Ron Anderson, CHI 6:38 |
| Reg Fleming, CHI 7:02 | |
| Dick Proceviat, CHI 17:26 | |
| 3: | Butch Barber, CHI 6:11 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 6:11 | |
| Larry Mavety, LA 13:04 |
Penalty time: CHI: 10 minutes
LA : 8 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Whitlock | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Blanchette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darrel Knibbs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Mavety | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 8- 5- 6-19
LA : 7-17- 4-28
Goalies: CHI: Jimmy McLeod (W, 1-2-0)
LA : Russ Gillow (L, 3-1-0)
Attendance: 6,018