WHA game summary from October 27, 1972
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
CLE, | Skip Krake 4 (Ron Buchanan, Paul Shmyr), 4:34 - PP |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 3 (Ron Buchanan, John Hanna), 10:12 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 4 (Skip Krake, Jim Wiste), 12:08 |
| CLE, | Ray Clearwater 2 (Gerry Pinder, Jim Wiste), 18:09 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Ted Hodgson 4 (Paul Andrea, Wayne Muloin), 2:18 - PP |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 5 (Bill Horton), 16:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gerry Pinder, CLE 6:46 |
| 2: |
Al Hamilton, ALB 4:21 |
| Doug Barrie, ALB 5:42 |
| Skip Krake, CLE 13:57 |
| Al Hamilton, ALB 17:34 |
| John Hanna, CLE 17:34 |
| 3: |
Doug Barrie, ALB 1:55 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 3:00 |
| Ken Baird, ALB 7:52 |
Penalty time: ALB: 10 minutes
CLE: 8 minutes
Shots: ALB: 7-16-11-34
CLE: 7-16-11-34
Goalies: ALB: Ken Brown (L, 3-1-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 6-1-0)
Attendance: 4,793
Alberta Oilers (4-3-1)
Cleveland Crusaders (7-2-0)