WHA game summary from January 13, 1974
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
CLE, | Paul Shmyr 5 (Gerry Pinder, Ray Clearwater), 6:36 |
| CLE, | Russ Walker 7 (Tom Edur, Robbie Neale), 7:48 |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 20 (Rob Walton, Wayne Connelly), 19:24 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Skip Krake 10 (Ron Buchanan, Tom Edur), 2:29 |
| MIN, | Bill Klatt 7 (Steve Cardwell, Wayne Connelly), 8:03 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 15 (Gary Jarrett, Ray Clearwater), 9:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Skip Krake, CLE [major] 5:16 |
| Dick Paradise, MIN [major] 5:16 |
| 2: |
Rick Smith, MIN 5:42 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 17:22 |
| Larry Hillman, CLE 19:04 |
| 3: |
Bill Klatt, MIN 2:15 |
| Ray Clearwater, CLE 6:51 |
Penalty time: MIN: 9 minutes
CLE: 11 minutes
Shots: MIN: 10-12-11-33
CLE: 12-19-10-41
Goalies: MIN: John Garrett (L, 11-11-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 16-11-5)
Attendance: 4,437
Minnesota Fighting Saints (21-20-1)
Cleveland Crusaders (21-16-5)