WHA game summary from March 17, 1973
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
LA , | Tom Gilmore 17 (J.P. LeBlanc, Bart Crashley), 14:57 |
| 3: |
LA , | Steve Sutherland 9 (Joe Szura, Gerry Odrowski), 12:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ralph Hopiavouri, CLE 1:21 |
| Peter Slater, LA 10:26 |
| Gerry Cheevers, CLE 12:56 |
| Tom Gilmore, LA 13:49 |
| 2: |
Gerry Odrowski, LA 10:52 |
| Ted McCaskill, LA 12:56 |
| Bill Horton, CLE 14:41 |
| Tom Gilmore, LA 15:13 |
| Skip Krake, CLE 19:15 |
| 3: |
Skip Krake, CLE 8:48 |
| Steve Sutherland, LA 8:48 |
| Fred Speck, LA 10:01 |
Penalty time: LA : 14 minutes
CLE: 10 minutes
Shots: LA : 10- 8-12-30
CLE: 11- 8- 8-27
Goalies: LA : George Gardner (W, 19-18-4)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 29-20-0)
Attendance: 4,158
Los Angeles Sharks (35-33-5)
Cleveland Crusaders (38-30-2)