WHA game summary from February 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (34-25-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Blazers (28-32-0) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | John Migneault 7 (Don O'Donoghue, Don Burgess), 13:16 |
| 2: | PHI, | Ron Plumb 7 (Don Herriman, Andre Lacroix), 8:47 |
| NE , | Guy Smith 1 (Tim Sheehy, John Danby), 18:10 | |
| 3: | NE , | Tom Webster 40 (Rick Ley, Al Smith), 1:13 |
| PHI, | John McKenzie 22 (Dave Hutchison, Bryan Campbell), 8:31 | |
| PHI, | Michel Plante 12 (Ron Plumb, Bryan Campbell), 15:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Ley, NE 0:19 |
| Dave Hutchison, PHI 9:02 | |
| 2: | Rick Ley, NE 2:22 |
| Jim Cardiff, PHI 11:47 | |
| 3: | Andre Lacroix, PHI 11:14 |
Penalty time: NE : 4 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Plumb | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Migneault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Plante | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hutchison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Herriman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don O'Donoghue | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 7- 6- 7-20
PHI: 10-11- 4-25
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 21-16-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 23-20-0)
Attendance: 2,608