| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| New England Whalers 4 at Philadelphia Blazers 5 |
| Philadelphia Civic Center |
| February 13, 1973 |
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| First Period - 1. New England, T. Green 0:48. 2. Philadelphia, D. O'Donoghue 1:30. 3. Philadelphia, D. Lawson (C. Lapierre, D. Herriman) 2:54. 4. Philadelphia, D. Lawson (A. Lacroix, D. Herriman) pp 15:00. 5. Philadelphia, D. Lawson (C. Lapierre, D. Herriman) 19:27. |
| Penalties: J. Cardiff, Phi (fighting major) 3:00; L. Pleau, NE (fighting major) 3:00; J. Dorey, NE (fighting major) 11:30; A. Smith, NE (leaving the crease) (served by K. Ahearn) 11:30; D. Lawson, Phi (charging) 11:30; B. Parent, Phi (leaving the crease) (served by C. Lapierre) 11:30. |
| Second Period - 6. New England, T. Earl sh 7:09. 7. Philadelphia, D. Lawson (J. McKenzie, A. Lacroix) pp 7:23. 8. New England, B. Selby (T. Webster, T. Caffery) 9:02. |
| Penalties: NE bench (served by M. Hyndman) 6:12; R. Campeau, Phi (hooking) 9:16; R. Plumb, Phi (high sticking) 11:50; J. McKenzie, Phi (hooking) 17:00. |
| Third Period - 9. New England, T. Earl (J. Dorey, P. Hurley) 6:53. |
| Penalties: B. Selby, NE (roughing) 6:07; D. O'Donoghue, Phi (roughing) 6:07. |
| Shots: |
| New England | 16 | 15 | 9 | - | 40 | | Philadelphia | 14 | 7 | 5 | - | 26 |
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| Goaltending: A. Smith, NE (60:00 26 shots, 21 saves L). B. Parent, Phi (60:00 40 shots, 36 saves W). |
| Attendance: 2,785. |
| Referee: Bill Friday. |
| New England Coach: Jack Kelley. |
| Philadelphia Coach: Phil Watson. |
