WHA game summary from October 11, 1972
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
CLE, | Bob Dillabough 1 (Grant Erickson, Paul Shmyr), 10:30 - SH |
| 3: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 1 (Paul Shmyr), 14:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Michel Parizeau, QUE 2:02 |
| Jacques Blain, QUE 4:47 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 7:18 |
| Jim Wiste, CLE 12:24 |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 14:47 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron, QUE 19:52 |
| 2: |
Rene Leclerc, QUE 5:06 |
| J.C. Tremblay, QUE 6:11 |
| Jacques Blain, QUE 7:45 |
| Rich Pumple, CLE 7:45 |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 10:27 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 13:00 |
| Ken Desjardine, QUE 13:50 |
| 3: |
Yves Bergeron, QUE 4:04 |
| Ray Clearwater, CLE 7:47 |
| Bill Horton, CLE 11:36 |
| Rene Leclerc, QUE 17:28 |
Penalty time: QUE: 18 minutes
CLE: 16 minutes
Shots: QUE: 6- 9- 6-21
CLE: 13- 9-12-34
Goalies: QUE: Serge Aubry (L, 0-1-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 9,681
Quebec Nordiques (0-1-0)
Cleveland Crusaders (1-0-0)