WHA game summary from December 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (16-10-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Blazers (6-18-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Danny Lawson 14 (Andre Lacroix, Ron Plumb), :45 |
| CLE, | Ted Hodgson 9 (Joe Hardy, Rich Pumple), 12:27 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Ron Buchanan 14 (Gary Jarrett, Wayne Muloin), 1:37 |
| PHI, | John McKenzie 5 (Michel Boudreau, Michel Plante), 9:01 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Don O'Donoghue 3 (Pierre Henry, Ron Plumb), 8:08 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 15 (Gerry Pinder, Paul Shmyr), 10:37 | |
| 4: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 12 (John Hanna, Ron Buchanan), :30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rychard Campeau, PHI 7:59 | |
| Jim Cardiff, PHI 14:57 | ||
| 2: | Andre Lacroix, PHI 4:40 | |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 9:23 | ||
| Jim McMasters, CLE 15:28 | ||
| Don Herriman, PHI 19:27 | ||
| 3: | Jim McMasters, CLE 0:18 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
PHI: 8 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Buchanan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hodgson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hanna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim McMasters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Lawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Boudreau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Plante | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Henry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Herriman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rychard Campeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 11- 7- 5- 1-24
PHI: 13-13-14- 0-40
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 4-3-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 1-7-0)
Attendance: 4,309