WHA game summary from January 21, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (27-17-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (21-23-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | LA , | Gerry Odrowski 6 (Gary Veneruzzo, Jim Watson), :25 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 29 (Alton White, Bart Crashley), 5:54 | |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 22, 8:57 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | LA , | Mike Byers 18 (Jim Watson, J.P. LeBlanc), 4:23 |
| CLE, | Grant Erickson 10 (Ray Clearwater, Doug Brindley), 17:27 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, LA 18:21 |
| 2: | Ralph MacSweyn, LA 1:11 |
| Bill Horton, CLE 9:44 | |
| John Hanna, CLE 19:20 | |
| 3: | Rich Pumple, CLE 19:31 |
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Brindley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hanna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 4- 6-10-20
LA : 8-12- 8-28
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 5-7-1)
LA : Russ Gillow (W, 12-7-1)
Attendance: 5,192