All WHA game summaries from April 18, 1973
| 1: |
NE , | Tim Sheehy 1 (John French, Jim Dorey), 4:56 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 2 (Rich Pumple, Ted Hodgson), 2:48 |
| CLE, | Rich Pumple 2 (Paul Andrea), 12:29 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 4 (Rick Ley, Tim Sheehy), 15:40 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 2 (Larry Pleau, John French), 19:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Ley, NE 7:13 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 8:16 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 10:28 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 11:58 |
| Skip Krake, CLE 15:24 |
| Mike Byers, NE 19:16 |
| 2: |
Jim McMasters, CLE 2:44 |
| Skip Krake, CLE 6:16 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE [misconduct] 8:51 |
| Jim Wiste, CLE 13:11 |
| Jim Wiste, CLE 15:20 |
| Rick Ley, NE [double minor] 15:20 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 17:48 |
| 3: |
Paul Hurley, NE 0:53 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 5:37 |
Penalty time: CLE: 28 minutes
NE : 12 minutes
Shots: CLE: 11-11- 9-31
NE : 13-12- 9-34
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 4-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 5-1-0)
Attendance: 6,101
Cleveland Crusaders (47-33-3)
New England Whalers (51-31-2)