WHA game summary from February 6, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (32-21-1) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Alberta Oilers (24-26-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | ALB, | Bob Wall 11 (Steve Carlyle, Jim Harrison), 8:07 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 30 (Tom Webster), 14:59 | |
| NE , | Tom Webster 38, 16:05 | |
| 2: | NE , | Larry Pleau 31 (Rick Ley), :10 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 21 (John Cunniff, Rick Ley), 7:50 | |
| 3: | ALB, | Rusty Patenaude 18 (Steve Carlyle), 19:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brit Selby, NE 2:24 |
| Steve Carlyle, ALB 9:23 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 10:31 | |
| 2: | Bob Falkenberg, ALB 13:39 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 19:02 | |
| 3: | Rick Ley, NE 2:33 |
| Tom Webster, NE 7:38 | |
| John Danby, NE 14:39 |
Penalty time: NE : 12 minutes
ALB: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Cunniff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brit Selby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| ALB Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlyle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 6- 9- 6-21
ALB: 9-11- 9-29
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon,
Al Smith ALB: Jack Norris (L, 19-18-2) Attendance: 3,897
Al Smith ALB: Jack Norris (L, 19-18-2) Attendance: 3,897