WHA game summary from October 24, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (5-2-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (5-2-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NE , | Tom Webster 5 (Dick Sarrazin), 3:42 |
| 2: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 2 (Skip Krake, Ron Buchanan), 6:19 |
| NE , | John French 2 (Ted Green, Rick Ley), 15:11 - PP | |
| 3: | CLE, | Jim Wiste 1 (Ray Clearwater, Wayne Muloin), 17:04 |
| 4: | NE , | John French 3 (Tim Sheehy), 5:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rich Pumple, CLE 8:48 | |
| Brad Selwood, NE 19:11 | ||
| 2: | Paul Hurley, NE 2:38 | |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 9:20 | ||
| Brad Selwood, NE 10:31 | ||
| Guy Smith, NE 12:35 | ||
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 13:41 | ||
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 19:46 | ||
| 3: | Gerry Cheevers, CLE 6:10 | |
| Brad Selwood, NE 11:52 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
CLE: 10 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John French | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Sarrazin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 5- 7- 7- 2-21
CLE: 17-14-14- 2-47
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 3-2-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 4-1-0)
Attendance: 2,494