All WHA game summaries from March 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (35-34-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Alberta Oilers (35-35-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bill Klatt 31 (Terry Ball, Jim Johnson), 11:35 |
| ALB, | Jim Harrison 35 (Ron Walters, Al Hamilton), 16:30 | |
| 2: | ALB, | Doug Barrie 9 (Al Hamilton), 12:44 |
| ALB, | Steve Carlyle 5 (Jim Harrison), 13:14 | |
| MIN, | Terry Ryan 12 (Len Lilyholm), 19:02 | |
| 3: | ALB, | Jim Harrison 36 (Bob Wall, Steve Carlyle), 1:47 |
| MIN, | Bill Klatt 32 (George Morrison, Wayne Connelly), 5:19 | |
| ALB, | Ron Anderson 12 (Eddie Joyal, Al Hamilton), 5:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dick Paradise, MIN 3:46 |
| Jim Harrison, ALB 6:06 | |
| John Arbour, MIN 6:06 | |
| Bob MacMillan, MIN 7:35 | |
| Al Hamilton, ALB 10:00 | |
| Rusty Patenaude, ALB 12:02 | |
| Ted Hampson, MIN 12:02 | |
| Ken Baird, ALB 12:12 | |
| Bob MacMillan, MIN 15:56 | |
| 2: | Dennis Kassian, ALB 3:18 |
| Doug Barrie, ALB 10:30 | |
| Blaine Rydman, MIN 14:46 | |
| Jim Harrison, ALB 15:18 | |
| Bob MacMillan, MIN 18:22 | |
| 3: | Doug Barrie, ALB 3:47 |
Penalty time: MIN: 14 minutes
ALB: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Klatt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Len Lilyholm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Rydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| ALB Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harrison | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlyle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Barrie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Walters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Kassian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-11-10-29
ALB: 13-10-14-37
Goalies: MIN: Mike Curran (L, 21-15-2)
ALB: Ken Brown (W, 9-5-0)
Attendance: 5,200
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (35-34-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New England Whalers (43-26-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Bart Crashley 17 (Fred Speck), 7:44 |
| NE , | Terry Caffery 34 (Brit Selby), 14:01 | |
| NE , | Rick Ley 3 (Tommy Earl, Ted Green), 19:01 | |
| 2: | NE , | Mike Byers 23 (Tommy Williams, Kevin Ahearn), 6:06 |
| 3: | NE , | Jim Dorey 6 (Kevin Ahearn, Tommy Williams), 7:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Niekamp, LA 17:29 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 18:34 | |
| 2: | Peter Slater, LA 9:27 |
| Mike Byers, NE 9:27 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:18 | |
| Earl Heiskala, LA 14:18 | |
| Gary Veneruzzo, LA 17:17 | |
| 3: | Ralph MacSweyn, LA 8:54 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 14:22 | |
| Larry Pleau, NE 16:36 | |
| John Danby, NE 18:36 |
Penalty time: LA : 12 minutes
NE : 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Crashley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Speck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Heiskala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ahearn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Caffery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brit Selby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Danby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 14- 7-12-33
NE : 6- 9-11-26
Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (L, 14-11-1)
NE : Al Smith (W, 27-17-1)
Attendance: 4,761
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (38-31-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Quebec Nordiques (30-37-5) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | QUE, | Michel Parizeau 21 (J.C. Tremblay, Jean-Guy Gendron), 9:13 |
| CLE, | Jim Wiste 24 (Rich Pumple), 15:24 | |
| 3: | QUE, | Andre Gaudette 23 (Rene Leclerc, Bobby Guindon), 4:53 |
| QUE, | Michel Archambault 12 (Yves Bergeron, Jean Payette), 8:52 | |
| QUE, | Andre Gaudette 24 (Rene Leclerc, Francois Lacombe), 19:21 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Andre Gaudette, QUE 5:41 | |
| Bill Horton, CLE 8:19 | ||
| Grant Erickson, CLE 8:49 | ||
| Jacques Blain, QUE 12:13 | ||
| 3: | Ray Clearwater, CLE 14:45 | |
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
QUE: 4 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Gaudette | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Archambault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yves Bergeron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Payette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Guindon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Blain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 11- 9- 8-28
QUE: 21-12-14-47
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 9-11-3)
QUE: Serge Aubry (W, 21-18-3)
Attendance: 7,034