WHA game summary from January 29, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (29-19-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (30-18-1) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Ray Clearwater 8 (Ron Buchanan), 1:37 |
| NE , | John French 18 (Tim Sheehy, Ted Green), 17:59 | |
| 2: | NE , | Tom Webster 36 (Brad Selwood, Paul Hurley), 8:15 |
| 3: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 25 (Ron Buchanan, Paul Andrea), 8:33 |
| CLE, | Jim Wiste 15 (Rich Pumple, Paul Shmyr), 16:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Dorey, NE 2:19 |
| 2: | Gerry Pinder, CLE 6:40 |
| Grant Erickson, CLE 7:51 | |
| Ted Green, NE 9:28 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, NE 3:29 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 6:23 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, CLE 8:48 | |
| Bench penalty, NE 19:48 |
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
CLE: 8 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Buchanan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 7-11-14-32
CLE: 7-12-12-31
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 19-11-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 24-11-0)
Attendance: 5,474