WHA game summary from December 21, 1972
| 1: |
NY , | Wayne Rivers 17, 14:05 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 19 (Bill Horton, Gerry Pinder), 17:01 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Gerry Pinder 15 (Ron Buchanan, Ray Clearwater), 10:11 |
| NY , | Gene Peacosh 16 (Bobby Sheehan, Norm Ferguson), 12:05 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 18 (Jim McMasters, Ray Clearwater), 15:44 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Gary Jarrett 19 (John Hanna, Gerry Pinder), :38 |
| CLE, | Ted Hodgson 10 (Joe Hardy, Ray Clearwater), 11:48 |
| CLE, | Grant Erickson 7 (Ted Hodgson, John Hanna), 17:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Hal Willis, NY 0:49 |
| Craig Reichmuth, NY 3:17 |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 9:25 |
| 2: |
Jim McMasters, CLE 2:14 |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 7:05 |
| Wayne Rivers, NY 8:50 |
| Bench penalty, NY 19:05 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE [major] 19:28 |
| Kent Douglas, NY [major] 19:28 |
| 3: |
Joe Hardy, CLE 2:22 |
Penalty time: NY : 13 minutes
CLE: 13 minutes
Shots: NY : 13- 8-15-36
CLE: 13-15-17-45
Goalies: NY : Ian Wilkie (L, 1-2-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 15-9-0)
Attendance: 2,565
New York Raiders (19-17-0)
Cleveland Crusaders (19-14-1)