WHA game summary from January 31, 1973
| 1: |
NE , | Terry Caffery 27 (Tom Webster, Ted Green), 4:01 |
| 2: |
NE , | Kevin Ahearn 15 (Mike Hyndman, Rick Ley), 4:38 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 19 (John French, Ted Green), 12:19 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Rich Pumple 12 (Paul Andrea, Wayne Muloin), 7:47 |
| NE , | Ted Green 12 (John Danby, Mike Hyndman), 19:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John French, NE 1:21 |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 13:52 |
| Tom Webster, NE 13:52 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 18:15 |
| 2: |
Wayne Muloin, CLE 1:42 |
| Ted Green, NE 8:27 |
| Kevin Ahearn, NE 15:14 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 15:14 |
| Gerry Cheevers, CLE 15:14 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 17:03 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 19:52 |
| 3: |
Wayne Muloin, CLE 2:58 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 10:01 |
Penalty time: CLE: 14 minutes
NE : 12 minutes
Shots: CLE: 11- 9-11-31
NE : 17-17-12-46
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 24-12-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 20-11-0)
Attendance: 10,136
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