WHA game summary from January 16, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (22-20-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Winnipeg Jets (27-18-2) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Wayne Connelly 24 (Jim Johnson), 5:07 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 22 (Norm Beaudin, Christian Bordeleau), 11:02 | |
| WIN, | Danny Johnson 11 (Joe Zanussi), 13:01 | |
| WIN, | Norm Beaudin 19 (Ab McDonald), 14:09 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike McMahon, MIN 1:53 |
| Joe Zanussi, WIN 8:10 | |
| Joe Zanussi, WIN 18:57 | |
| 2: | John Arbour, MIN 2:03 |
| Wally Boyer, WIN 7:34 | |
| 3: | Terry Ball, MIN 3:02 |
| Ab McDonald, WIN 3:02 | |
| Dick Paradise, MIN 9:59 | |
| Brian Cadle, WIN 19:29 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
WIN: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Beaudin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Zanussi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Bordeleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Boyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Cadle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-15- 5-28
WIN: 8-13- 9-30
Goalies: MIN: Jack McCartan (L, 8-11-1)
WIN: Joe Daley (W, 8-3-1)
Attendance: 5,223