WHA game summary from March 26, 1973
| 1: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 37 (Paul Shmyr, Bill Horton), 3:58 |
| NE , | Tommy Earl 10 (John Danby), 5:19 |
| CLE, | Jim Wiste 25 (Gary Jarrett, Gerry Pinder), 7:44 |
| CLE, | Grant Erickson 15 (Paul Shmyr), 12:15 |
| 2: |
NE , | Terry Caffery 35 (Tom Webster, Brit Selby), :39 |
| NE , | Brad Selwood 13 (Terry Caffery, Tom Webster), 1:01 |
| NE , | Mike Byers 24 (Tommy Williams, Ted Green), 19:09 |
| 3: |
NE , | Terry Caffery 36 (Larry Pleau, Jim Dorey), 8:26 |
| CLE, | Rich Pumple 19 (Ron Buchanan), 11:16 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 37 (Jim Wiste, Paul Shmyr), 12:57 |
| CLE, | Skip Krake 9 (Grant Erickson, Jim McMasters), 18:45 |
| CLE, | Jim Wiste 26, 19:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Skip Krake, CLE 1:13 |
| Ted Green, NE 1:13 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 9:38 |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 16:24 |
| Ron Buchanan, CLE 19:22 |
| 2: |
Larry Pleau, NE 2:37 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 11:22 |
| Guy Smith, NE 11:22 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 12:36 |
| Grant Erickson, CLE 16:01 |
| 3: |
Gerry Pinder, CLE 7:44 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
CLE: 12 minutes
Shots: NE : 10-12-11-33
CLE: 11-10-21-42
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 28-18-1)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 31-20-0)
Attendance: 3,791
New England Whalers (44-28-2)
Cleveland Crusaders (40-32-3)