WHA game summary from January 21, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (27-17-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (21-23-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1: LA , Gerry Odrowski 6 (Gary Veneruzzo, Jim Watson), :25
LA , Gary Veneruzzo 29 (Alton White, Bart Crashley), 5:54
CLE, Ron Buchanan 22, 8:57
2: no scoring
3: LA , Mike Byers 18 (Jim Watson, J.P. LeBlanc), 4:23
CLE, Grant Erickson 10 (Ray Clearwater, Doug Brindley), 17:27
Penalties:
1: Bench penalty, LA 18:21
2: Ralph MacSweyn, LA 1:11
Bill Horton, CLE 9:44
John Hanna, CLE 19:20
3: Rich Pumple, CLE 19:31
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Brindley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hanna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph MacSweyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 4- 6-10-20
LA : 8-12- 8-28
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 5-7-1)
LA : Russ Gillow (W, 12-7-1)
Attendance: 5,192