Tie-breaker
Semi-Finals
Finals
ALB 2
MIN 4
NE 24
OTT 17
CLE 19
PHI 6
WPG 23
MIN 16
HOU 23
LA 16
NE 4
CLE 1
WPG 4
HOU 0
 
WPG 1
NE 4
Champ
NE
1972-73 WHA Champion New England Whalers

Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/6vs Minnesota (4)W  3-1 1-0
4/8vs Minnesota (4)W  5-2 2-0
4/10at Minnesota (4)L  4-6 2-1
4/11at Minnesota (4)W  3-2
OT
3-1
4/15vs Minnesota (4)W  8-5 4-1

Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/20vs Houston (2)W  5-1 1-0
4/22vs Houston (2)W  2-0 2-0
4/24at Houston (2)W  4-2 3-0
4/26at Houston (2)W  3-0 4-0

WHA Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/29at New England (1)L  2-7 0-1
5/2vs New England (1)L  4-7 0-2
5/3vs New England (1)W  4-3 1-2
5/5at New England (1)L  2-4 1-3
5/6at New England (1)L  6-9 1-4