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
4/7vs Ottawa (4)W  6-3 1-0
4/8vs Ottawa (4)W  4-3
OT
2-0
4/10at Ottawa (4)L  2-4 2-1
4/12at Ottawa (4)W  7-3 3-1
4/14vs Ottawa (4)W  5-4
OT
4-1

Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/18vs Cleveland (2)W  3-2 1-0
4/19vs Cleveland (2)W  3-2 2-0
4/21at Cleveland (2)W  5-4 3-0
4/22at Cleveland (2)L  2-5 3-1
4/26vs Cleveland (2)W  3-1 4-1

WHA Finals

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