WHA game summary from December 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alberta Oilers (15-19-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Chicago Cougars (11-21-1) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | CHI, | Jan Popiel 15 (Rosaire Paiement, Bob Sicinski), 5:23 |
| CHI, | Larry Mavety 2 (Bob Sicinski, Jan Popiel), 9:24 | |
| 2: | ALB, | Doug Barrie 4 (Al Hamilton, Roger Cote), 3:08 |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 8 (Bernie Blanchette, Rod Zaine), 12:52 | |
| 3: | ALB, | Jim Harrison 14 (Doug Barrie), 9:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Anderson, ALB 8:46 |
| Rick Morris, CHI 19:30 | |
| 2: | Al Hamilton, ALB 4:57 |
| Rusty Patenaude, ALB 7:21 | |
| Reg Fleming, CHI 17:45 | |
| 3: | Al Hamilton, ALB [misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: ALB: 16 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| ALB Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Barrie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Cote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Blanchette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Zaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: ALB: 16- 8-10-34
CHI: 8- 9- 5-22
Goalies: ALB: Jack Norris (L, 10-12-2)
CHI: Jimmy McLeod (W, 8-11-1)
Attendance: 2,893