WHA game summary from December 10, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (17-12-1) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (15-12-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Wayne Connelly 16 (Fred Speck, George Morrison), 6:51 |
| 2: | CLE, | Joe Hardy 7, 6:00 |
| MIN, | Bill Klatt 9 (Ted Hampson, Terry Ryan), 12:40 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 16 (Paul Shmyr), 5:20 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 17 (Ron Buchanan, Paul Shmyr), 18:26 | |
| MIN, | Mike McMahon 3 (Bill Klatt, Keith Christiansen), 19:31 | |
| 4: | MIN, | Ted Hampson 7 (Bob MacMillan, George Konik), 2:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Pinder, CLE 6:10 | |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 7:23 | ||
| Dick Paradise, MIN 13:44 | ||
| 2: | Ted Hodgson, CLE 14:49 | |
| 3: | Wayne Muloin, CLE 7:37 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: CLE: 8 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hodgson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Klatt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ryan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Konik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Speck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keith Christiansen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6- 9-14- 2-31
MIN: 13- 9-10- 3-35
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 4-4-1)
MIN: Mike Curran (W, 8-7-1)
Attendance: 3,155