WHA game summary from February 4, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (32-19-2) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Ottawa Nationals (19-31-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | OTT, | Bob Charlebois 14 (Wayne Carleton, Tom Simpson), 1:04 |
| 2: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 27 (Ron Buchanan, Paul Shmyr), :58 |
| 3: | CLE, | Paul Andrea 17 (Grant Erickson, Jim Wiste), 2:26 |
| CLE, | Rich Pumple 13 (Bill Horton), 7:09 | |
| OTT, | Jack Gibson 16, 14:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Jarrett, CLE 0:31 |
| Jack Gibson, OTT 1:56 | |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT 9:43 | |
| Ken Stephanson, OTT 15:42 | |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 17:06 | |
| 2: | Ken Stephanson, OTT 0:12 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 0:12 | |
| Ken Stephanson, OTT 4:57 | |
| 3: | Gerry Cheevers, CLE 8:55 |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 18:07 |
Penalty time: CLE: 10 minutes
OTT: 10 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Pumple | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| OTT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Gibson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Charlebois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Stephanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Gibbons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 8- 5-12-25
OTT: 13-12-10-35
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 26-12-0)
OTT: Les Binkley (L, 5-13-1)
Attendance: 4,165