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 | ||
| Dick Sarrazin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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