WHA game summary from March 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (37-26-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New England Whalers (36-26-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4: | NE , | John French 21 (Tim Sheehy, Larry Pleau), 7:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Jarrett, CLE 2:14 | |
| 2: | Gerry Pinder, CLE 3:23 | |
| Jim Dorey, NE 3:23 | ||
| Joe Hardy, CLE 19:31 | ||
| 3: | Ted Green, NE 1:53 | |
| Bench penalty, NE 8:01 | ||
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 8:26 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: CLE: 8 minutes
NE : 6 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Hodgson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 10- 6- 5- 1-22
NE : 14-11-10- 4-39
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 28-18-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 23-17-1)
Attendance: 4,103