WHA game summary from January 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (21-21-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (18-24-3) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NE , | Mike Rogers 14 (Don Borgeson, Paul Hurley), 13:26 |
| 2: | NE , | Fred O'Donnell 6 (Garry Swain, Alan Hangsleben), 7:11 |
| CLE, | Rich Leduc 22 (Randy Legge), 9:45 | |
| CLE, | Juhani Tamminen 5 (Rich Leduc, Paul Shmyr), 13:36 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Bob McManama, NE 13:09 | |
| 3: | Larry Pleau, NE 1:11 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 4 minutes
CLE: 0 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Swain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Borgeson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob McManama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Leduc | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Juhani Tamminen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 8-14-10- 3-35
CLE: 9-11-13- 6-39
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (T, 16-11-2)
CLE: Bob Whidden (T, 6-9-2)
Attendance: 5,281