WHA game summary from February 25, 1973
| 1: |
NY , | Gene Peacosh 31 (Mike Laughton), 9:02 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 32 (Ron Buchanan, Ray Clearwater), 18:28 |
| NY , | Wayne Rivers 27 (Ron Ward), 18:46 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Doug Brindley 12 (Ted Hodgson), 2:52 |
| NY , | Gene Peacosh 32 (Ken Block, Ron Ward), 5:16 |
| NY , | Ron Ward 42 (Bobby Sheehan, Gene Peacosh), 12:27 |
| CLE, | Jim Wiste 22 (Ted Hodgson, Joe Hardy), 14:47 |
| NY , | Brian Bradley 15 (Ron Ward), 17:13 |
| 3: |
NY , | Ron Ward 43 (Bobby Sheehan, Ken Block), :50 |
| NY , | Gene Peacosh 33 (Bobby Sheehan, Ron Ward), 3:59 |
| NY , | Wayne Rivers 28 (Brian Bradley, Bill Speer), 4:42 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 30 (Gerry Pinder, Wayne Muloin), 6:01 |
| CLE, | Gerry Pinder 23 (Gary Jarrett), 6:34 |
| NY , | Wayne Rivers 29 (Bob Brown), 8:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ken Block, NY 17:03 |
| 2: |
Rich Pumple, CLE 3:19 |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 5:07 |
| Ralph Hopiavouri, CLE 11:44 |
| Kent Douglas, NY 17:05 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 19:03 |
| 3: |
Craig Reichmuth, NY 10:01 |
Penalty time: CLE: 8 minutes
NY : 6 minutes
Shots: CLE: 8- 9- 5-22
NY : 12-16-15-43
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 28-16-0)
NY : Gary Kurt (W, 8-12-0)
Attendance: 13,673
Cleveland Crusaders (36-24-2)
New York Raiders (29-33-1)