WHA game summary from November 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (6-7-0) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Chicago Cougars (2-9-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Rosaire Paiement 3 (Rod Zaine, Bob Liddington), 12:31 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 8 (Poul Popiel, Gord Labossiere), 16:37 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Ed Hoekstra 1 (Ray Larose), 2:33 |
| HOU, | Jack Stanfield 2 (Larry Lund, Frank Hughes), 6:26 | |
| CHI, | Reg Fleming 3 (Bob Whitlock), 17:38 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dunc McCallum, HOU 13:24 | |
| Jan Popiel, CHI 15:02 | ||
| John Schella, HOU 15:02 | ||
| 2: | John Schella, HOU 1:32 | |
| Larry Mavety, CHI 2:15 | ||
| Ted Taylor, HOU 3:46 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Hoekstra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Stanfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosaire Paiement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Fleming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Whitlock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Zaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 16-13-10-39
CHI: 15-13- 5-33
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 3-4-0)
CHI: Andre Gill,
Jimmy McLeod Attendance: 2,543
Jimmy McLeod Attendance: 2,543