WHA game summary from February 5, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (20-27-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 San Diego Mariners (26-22-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Gerry Pinder 15 (Gary Jarrett, Jim Harrison), 1:11 |
| SD , | Wayne Rivers 15 (Andre Lacroix, Kevin Morrison), 17:36 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Danny Gruen 13 (Ron Ward), 6:21 |
| SD , | Bob Wall 1 (Ray Adduono, Norm Ferguson), 13:24 | |
| 3: | SD , | Joe Noris 21 (Kevin Devine), 11:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Wall, SD 0:31 |
| Paul Baxter, CLE 4:06 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, CLE 16:31 | |
| 2: | Russ Walker, CLE 11:31 |
| Mike McMahon, SD 11:31 | |
| 3: | Bob Wall, SD 11:44 |
| Danny Gruen, CLE 13:54 | |
| Mike McMahon, SD 13:54 | |
| Randy Legge, CLE 15:03 | |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 17:11 |
Penalty time: CLE: 10 minutes
SD : 10 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gruen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 12- 7- 8-27
SD : 10-10- 7-27
Goalies: CLE: Cam Newton (L, 4-6-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 25-12-2)
Attendance: 5,804