WHA game summary from October 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (0-1-0) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Quebec Nordiques (1-0-0) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | QUE, | Serge Bernier 1 (Dale Hoganson, Rejean Houle), 1:35 |
| NE , | Tommy Williams 1 (John Cunniff, Jim Dorey), 2:35 | |
| QUE, | Alain Caron 1 (Jeannot Gilbert, Alain Beaule), 9:04 | |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 1 (Tim Sheehy), 11:20 | |
| 3: | QUE, | Jean Payette 1 (J.C. Tremblay, Serge Bernier), 7:20 |
| QUE, | Serge Bernier 2 (J.C. Tremblay, Rejean Houle), 19:12 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Dorey, NE 8:47 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 14:20 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 16:12 | |
| Andre Gaudette, QUE 16:12 | |
| Ken Desjardine, QUE 16:20 | |
| 2: | Larry Pleau, NE 0:35 |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 2:36 | |
| 3: | Rick Ley, NE 0:12 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
QUE: 6 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Cunniff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Bernier | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alain Caron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Payette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alain Beaule | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeannot Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Gaudette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Desjardine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 7-12- 5-24
QUE: 7-12- 9-28
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 0-1-0)
QUE: Serge Aubry (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 9,128