WHA game summary from January 5, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (19-13-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jersey Knights (16-20-2) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NJ , | Gene Peacosh 4 (Harry Howell, Wayne Rivers), 11:47 |
| NJ , | Brian Morenz 8 (Ted Scharf, Craig Reichmuth), 19:01 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | HOU, | John Schella 7 (Poul Popiel, Andre Hinse), 2:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harry Howell, NJ 6:32 | |
| Jim Sherrit, HOU 13:35 | ||
| Ted Scharf, NJ 13:35 | ||
| 2: | Bob Brown, NJ 1:22 | |
| Brian Bradley, NJ 8:53 | ||
| Murray Hall, HOU 14:36 | ||
| Dean Boylan, NJ 14:36 | ||
| Bill Speer, NJ 16:26 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HOU: 4 minutes
NJ : 12 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Schella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NJ Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Peacosh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Scharf | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Reichmuth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Speer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Boylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 9-19- 9-37
NJ : 11- 6- 7-24
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (L, 11-6-2)
NJ : Joe Junkin (W, 12-11-2)
Attendance: 3,116