WHA game summary from April 7, 1973
| 1: |
LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 1 (Fred Speck), 3:14 |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 1 (Larry Lund, Poul Popiel), 14:19 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Brian McDonald 2 (Poul Popiel, John Schella), 14:19 |
| 3: |
LA , | Ted McCaskill 1 (Tom Gilmore), 1:26 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 2 (J.P. LeBlanc, Gerry Odrowski), 18:22 |
| LA , | Tom Gilmore 1 (Ralph MacSweyn), 19:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gord Labossiere, HOU 0:12 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 3:22 |
| Gary Veneruzzo, LA 9:22 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 11:10 |
| Jim Niekamp, LA 11:10 |
| Ted McCaskill, LA 12:49 |
| 2: |
Dunc McCallum, HOU 8:25 |
| Don Grierson, HOU 13:50 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 13:50 |
| 3: |
Gerry Odrowski, LA 4:24 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 12:02 |
| Mike Hyndman, LA [major] 19:02 |
Penalty time: LA : 17 minutes
HOU: 10 minutes
Shots: LA : 8-10-10-28
HOU: 13-10- 6-29
Goalies: LA : George Gardner (W, 1-0-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 7,773
Los Angeles Sharks (38-36-6)
Houston Aeros (40-36-4)