WHA game summary from December 4, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (15-7-0) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (9-7-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NE , | Wayne Carleton 10 (Jim Dorey), 5:13 |
| NE , | Jim Dorey 5 (Tommy Earl, Larry Pleau), 8:57 | |
| CLE, | Russ Walker 3 (Gary Jarrett, Jim Harrison), 11:21 | |
| 2: | NE , | Mike Byers 5 (Wayne Carleton, Jim Dorey), 16:16 |
| 3: | CLE, | Ron Ward 8 (Al McDonough), 13:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Fred O'Donnell, NE 8:07 |
| 2: | Fred O'Donnell, NE 3:04 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 9:11 | |
| Skip Krake, CLE 19:18 | |
| Rich Leduc, CLE [major] 19:18 | |
| Rich Leduc, CLE [major, game misconduct] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Paul Shmyr, CLE 10:53 |
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
CLE: 24 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Dorey | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 11- 7- 9-27
CLE: 17-17- 8-42
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 5-4-0)
CLE: Bob Whidden,
Gerry Cheevers Attendance: 5,649
Gerry Cheevers Attendance: 5,649