WHA game summary from December 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (19-14-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (20-14-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CLE, | Jim Wiste 6 (Paul Andrea, Bill Horton), 3:22 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 20 (Ron Buchanan, Paul Shmyr), 7:33 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Jim Wiste 7 (Paul Andrea, John Hanna), 12:31 |
| MIN, | Mike Antonovich 11 (Dick Paradise, Bob MacMillan), 14:48 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Klatt, MIN 1:10 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 6:47 | |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 7:26 | |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 14:33 | |
| 2: | Fred Speck, MIN 5:31 |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 10:15 | |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 12:41 | |
| Frank Sanders, MIN 12:41 | |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 14:03 | |
| 3: | Gerry Cheevers, CLE 7:51 |
| Wayne Connelly, MIN 16:47 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
CLE: 14 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Paradise | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Speck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Klatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wiste | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hanna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hodgson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 15- 9-10-34
CLE: 8-15-12-35
Goalies: MIN: Carl Wetzel (L, 0-1-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 16-9-0)
Attendance: 3,829