Chicago Cougars at New England Whalers

Game 11   November 1, 1972

Whalers took this one 4-2, with the game winner scored by Tommy Earl.
Chicago Cougars..........1   1   0-2
New England Whalers......0   2   2-4
First Period-Chicago, Genwright 2 (Zaine, Paiement) 17:23. Penalty-McGlyn, Chicago 3:25.
Second Period-New England, Caffery 5 (Dorey, Webster) 5:32; Chicago Sicinski 3 (Popell, Cahan) 15:42; New England, Ahearn 2 (Ley, Earl) 18:33.  No Penalties.
Third Period-New England, Earl 2 (Williams, Ahearn) 4:46; New England, Ahearn (Earl, Williams 11:12.  Penalties-McGlynn, Chicago 7:58.
Goalies:  Cougars McLeod, Whalers Smith.
Philadelphia Blazers at New England Whalers

Game 12   November 4, 1972

The Whalers scored five goals in the second period to ice it.  Bert Selby and Larry Maverty were banished with match penalties in a stick swinging duel in the third period.
Philadelphia Blazers........1   2   1-4
New England Whalers........2   5   1-8
First Period- New England, French 4 (Cheehy, Danby) 1:35; Philadelphia, Lacroix 5 (Campbell) 2:38; New England, Caffery 6 (Pleau) 3:51. Penalties-Danby, New England 2:23; O'Donaghue, Philadelphia 6:16; Ley, New England 9:13; Bennett, Philadelphia 9:13; Campbell, Philadelphia 12:43; Lawson, Philadelphia 17:56.
Second Period- New England, French 5 (Sheehy, Jordan) 3:34; New England, Ahearn 4 (Williams, Earl) 8:18; New England, Danby 2 (French) 10:42; Philadelphia, Campbeau 1 (Lacroix, Campbell) 11:58; Philadelphia Burgess 2 (Campbell, Campeau) 17:16; New England, Sheehy 4 (French, Jordan) 18:39; New England, Pleau 8 (Caffery, Webster) 19:07. Penalties- Campeau, Philadelphia 2:22; Pleau, New England 11:05; Herriman, Philadelphia (minor-misconduct 13:27); Hurley, New England (major 14:58); Cardiff, Philadelphia, (major, 14:58); Ley, New England 16:55.
Third Period- Philadelphia, Campbell 4 (Polano) 2:21; New England, Pleau 9 (Hurley, Caffery) 4:30. Penalties-Maverty, Philadelphia (Match misconduct 1:31); Selby, New England (Match misconduct 1:31); Green, New England 8:44; Cardiff, Philadelphia 8:44; Landon, New England 8:44.
Goalies: Whalers Landon, Philadelphia Piele and Archambault.
Winnipeg Jets at New England Whalers

Game 13   November 6, 1972

Tom Webster gets the hat trick in a 6-2 Whaler win that vaulted them into second place in the East Division.
Winnipeg Jets....1   0   1-2
New England Whalers.....2   0   4-6
First Period-New England, Pleau 10 (Webster, Caffery) 0:29; Winnipeg, Black 6 (Boyer) 9:35; New England, Webster 6 (Jordan, Hurley) 13:45.  Penalties-Winnipeg 2, New England 0.
Second Period-No Scoring. Penalties-Winnipeg 2, New England 2.
Third Period-New England 2 Williams (unassisted) 3:27; Winnipeg, Boyer 2 (Unassisted) 6:47; New England, Williams 3 (Sheehy, Hurley) 7:51; New England, Webster 7 (Pleau, Caffery) 14:20; New England, Webster 8 (Pleau, Jordan) 19:04. Winnipeg 0, New England 1.
Goalies: Winnipeg Wakely, New England Smith.
New York Raiders at New England Whalers

Game 14   November 11, 1972

The Whalers scored four goals in the third period to overcome a 5-2 deficit to win it.  Tom Webster scored the game winner with 40 seconds remaining.
New York Raiders.....2   2   1-5
New England Whalers.....1   1   4-6
First Period-New York, Olds 2 (Laughton, Kennedy) 2:50; New York, Peacosh 1 (Winograd) 3:56; New England, Sheehy 5 (Dorey, Danby) 12:23. Penalties-Dorey, New England 5:19; Ryeman, New York 5:19; Webster, New England 6:41; Ward, New York 8:47; Morenz, New York 10:42.
Second Period-New York, Rivers 8 (Bradley, Olds) 7:23; New York, Ferguson 8 (Peacosh) 12:52; New England, Selby 1 (Hurley, Hydeman) 15:50.  Penalties-Laughton, New York 0:40; Selwood, New England 8:09.
Third Period-New York, Peacosh 2 (Sheehan, Rivers) 4:29; New England, Williams 4 (Ahearn, Dorey) 6:18; New England, Webster 9 (Caffery, Pleau) 8:52; New England Pleau 11 (Caffery, Dorey) 17:04; New England Webster 10 (Selwood, Dorey) 19:20.  No penalties.
Goalies:  Raiders Kurt, Whalers Smith.
Houston Aeros at New England Whalers

Game 15   November 13, 1972

The Whalers rallied from a four goal deficit this time to salvage a tie against Houston.
Houston Aeros..........3   1   0   0-4
New England Whalers.......0   2   2   0-4
First Period- Houston, Harris 7 (Hoekstra) 2:31; Houston, Hall 5 (Larose) 18:55; Houston, Labossiere 9 (Taylor, Popiel) 19:57. Penalties-Hurley, New England 6:59; Kanneiglesser, Houston 7:46; Ley, New England, misconduct 19:57.
Second Period- Houston, MacDonald 1 (Harris, Larose) 6:52; New England, Webster 11 (Caffery) 9:29; New England, Sheehy (Danby) 18:25. Penalties-Popiel, Houston 8:00; Stanfield, Houston 10:52; Hughes, Houston 14:29; Selwood, New England 19:12.
Third Period-New England, French 6 (Ley, Sheehy) 15:16; New England, Sheehy 7 (Dorey, Caffery) 19:00. Penalties-Schella, Houston 5:01; Schella, Houston (Major, 17:47); Ley, New England (Major, 17:47).
Overtime-No Scoring. No Penalties.
Goalies:  Houston Hughes, New England Landon.
New England Whalers at Cleveland Crusaders

Game 16   November 17, 1972

Cleveland scored three in the third period and Cheevers got the shutout in a 3-0 Cleveland win.
New England Whalers......0   0   0-0
Cleveland Crusaders.....0   0   3-3
First Period- No Scoring. Penalties-French, New England :34; Cheevers, Cleveland (served by Jarrett :34); New England (too many men, served by Williams 2:42); Dorey, New England 4:37; Pinder, Cleveland 5:09; Brindley, Cleveland 5:09; Cleveland, (no name given) 7:02; Jordan, New England 7:02; Shmyr, Cleveland 13:18; Sheehy, New England 15:41.
Second Period- No Scoring. Penalties-Jordan, New England 3:27.
Third Period- Cleveland, Wiste 3 (Pinder, McMasters) 3:51; Cleveland, Dillabough 3 (Jarrett) 4:43; Cleveland, Clearwater 3 (Shmyr, Dillabough) 12:42. Penalties- New England 1, Cleveland 1.
Goalies: Whalers Smith, Cleveland Cheevers.
Ottawa Nationals at New England Whalers

Game 17  November 18, 1972

Terry Caffery scored the winning goal in the second period on a 4-on-3 power play.
Ottawa Nationals.....1   1   0-2
New England Whalers.....1   2   0-3
First Period-Ottawa, Carleton 10 (Trottier, Climie) 13:50; New England, Hyndman 1 (Williams, Selby) 15:33. Penalties-Hurley, New England 3:25; Stephenson, Ottawa 4:22; Donnelly, Ottawa 6:49; Hyndman, New England 9:15; Simpson, Ottawa 13:07; French, New England (no time given).
Second Period-Ottawa, Trottier 10 (Carleton, Climie) 1:03; New England, Selwood 2 (Sheehy) 1:56; New England, Caffery 7 (Dorey, Selwood) 10:24. Penalties-Donnelly, Ottawa, minor and misconduct 8:25; Stephanson, Ottawa 8:44; Warr, Ottawa 9:33; Webster, New England 9:33; Meloff, Ottawa 11:03; Sheehy, New England 11:03; Ley, New England 13:23; Carleton, Ottawa 13:34; Selwood, New England 14:34.
Third Period-No Scoring.  Penalties-Cunningham, Ottawa 13:11; Hurley, New England 13:42; Carleton, Ottawa 15:45.
Goalies: Nationals Binkley, Whalers Landon.
Ottawa Nationals at New England Whalers

Game 18  November 20, 1972

Three Whalers had two goals apiece to outlast Ottawa 7-5.
Ottawa Nationals........3   1   1-5
New England Whalers......3   4   0-7
First Period-New England, French 8 (Sheehy, Danby) :11; Ottawa, Carleton 11 (Climie, Gibbons) 4:43; Ottawa, Cunningham 1 4:54; New England, Green 3 (Danby, Ley) 5:47; New England, French 9 (Hurley, Danby) 12:19; Ottawa, Kirk 5 (King, Sentes) 18:19. Penalties-Dorey, New England 6:32; Sentes, Ottawa 12:56; Green, New England 19:30; Selby, New England 19:30.
Second Period-New England, Webster 12 (Caffery, Jordan) 2:14; New England, Green 4 (Williams 3:52; Ottawa, Martin 7 (Meloff, Carleton) 5:10; New England Caffery 8 (Pleau, Ley) 9:46; New England, Webster 13 (Caffery, Dorey) 17:46. Penalties-Selwood, New England 4:26; Ley, New England 5:56; Boland, Ottawa 9:02; Jordan, New England 9:02; Cunningham, Ottawa 9:15; Ley, New England 15:24; Meloff, Ottawa 15:45; Donnelly, Ottawa 18:04.
Third Period- Ottawa, Leduc 6 (Trottier) 3:27. Penalties-Martin, Ottawa 5:10; Selwood, New England 10:07; Sentes, Ottawa 13:34.
Goalies:  Nationals Gratton, Whalers Smith.
New England Whalers at New York Raiders

Game 19  November 22, 1972

The Raiders took this game 3-1 as Ron Ward scored twice for the Raiders.
Selwood blocks a Raider shot for goalie Bruce Landon
New York Raiders......0   2   1-3
New England Whalers.....0   0   0   1-1
First Period-No scoring. Penalties-Willis, New York 6:16; Ward, New York 8:49; Hurley, New England 17:28.
Second Period-New York, Sheehan 15 Ferguson, Willis 1:59; New York, Ward 15 4:08. Penalties-Peters, New York 6:07; Willis, New York 13:43; Hyndman, New England, 13:43; Selwood, New England 16:56; Selby, New England, 19:02.
Third Period-New England, Green 5 (French, Hyndman) 5:34; New York, Ward 16 (Rivers, Bradley). No Penalties.
Goalies: Whalers Landon, Raiders Donnelly.
Alberta Oilers at New England Whalers

Game 20  November 25, 1972

A five goal outburst in the second period iced this one for the Whalers as they won 7-2.
Alberta Oilers..........2   0   0-2
New England Whalers.....2   5   0-7
First Period-Alberta, Perkins 4 (Anderson, Baird) 1:10; Alberta, Perkins 5 (Wall) 2:27; New England, Caffery 9 (Selby) 9:30; New England Webster 14 (Caffery, Pleau) 17:00. Penalties-Ley, New England 11:16; Selwood, New England 14:03; Falkenberg, Alberta 16:50; Ahearn, New England 18:14.
Second Period-New England, Selby 2 (Williams) 6:26; New England, Earl 3 (Dorey, Danby) 11:32; New England, Green 6 (Ley, Pleau) 12:15; New England, Ahearn 5 (Sarrazin, Williams) 15:00; New England, Pleau 12 (Ley, Sheehy) 17:40. Penalties-Walters, Alberta (major 2:36); Webster, New England (major 2:36); Benzelok, Alberta 3:03; Hamilton, Alberta 5:14; Baird, Alberta 11:09; Selwood, New England 11:09.
Third Period-No scoring. Penalties-Green, New England 9:19; Ley, New England 12:48.
Goalies: Whalers Smith, Oilers Norris and Brown.

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