WHA game summary from March 4, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (35-26-2) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (32-30-3) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Frank Sanders 6 (Bob MacMillan, George Morrison), 9:29 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Jim Johnson 9 (Dave Hanson), 1:25 |
| MIN, | Wayne Connelly 32 (John Arbour, Terry Ball), 1:39 | |
| NE , | Mike Byers 20 (Kevin Ahearn), 4:36 | |
| NE , | Brad Selwood 10 (Tim Sheehy, Jim Dorey), 12:11 | |
| MIN, | Bob MacMillan 12, 13:13 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Arbour, MIN 1:35 |
| Frank Sanders, MIN 4:48 | |
| Al Smith, NE 4:48 | |
| Paul Hurley, NE 16:24 | |
| Bob MacMillan, MIN 17:31 | |
| 2: | Bill Klatt, MIN 0:29 |
| Len Lilyholm, MIN 2:11 | |
| Tommy Earl, NE 6:27 | |
| Blaine Rydman, MIN 9:50 | |
| Terry Ryan, MIN [major] 9:50 | |
| Brit Selby, NE [major] 9:50 | |
| Terry Caffery, NE 10:56 | |
| Tommy Williams, NE 18:13 | |
| 3: | Ted Green, NE 14:34 |
Penalty time: NE : 17 minutes
MIN: 17 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Selwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Ahearn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brit Selby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob MacMillan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Sanders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hanson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Klatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Len Lilyholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Rydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 8- 6- 6-20
MIN: 16- 9-11-36
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 22-17-1)
MIN: Mike Curran (W, 19-13-2)
Attendance: 9,753