WHA game summary from April 19, 1973
| 1: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 3 (Gerry Pinder, Rich Pumple), 3:15 |
| CLE, | Wayne Muloin 1 (Skip Krake), 5:19 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 8 (Brad Selwood, Paul Hurley), 6:19 |
| 2: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 5 (Jim Dorey, Tim Sheehy), 5:22 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 6 (Tim Sheehy), 8:47 |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Green, NE 0:53 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE [minor, major] 4:31 |
| Brit Selby, NE [minor, major] 4:31 |
| Ray Clearwater, CLE 4:55 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 4:55 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 6:13 |
| Gerry Cheevers, CLE 7:01 |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 12:41 |
| 2: |
Gary Jarrett, CLE 1:55 |
| Tim Sheehy, NE 1:55 |
| Skip Krake, CLE 4:49 |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 9:39 |
| Larry Pleau, NE 9:39 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 15:45 |
| Skip Krake, CLE [major] 19:36 |
| Jim Dorey, NE [major] 19:36 |
| 3: |
Brad Selwood, NE 4:34 |
| Doug Brindley, CLE 8:24 |
| Tom Webster, NE 10:26 |
| Skip Krake, CLE 17:57 |
Penalty time: CLE: 30 minutes
NE : 26 minutes
Shots: CLE: 11-11- 9-31
NE : 13-12- 9-34
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 4-2-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 6-1-0)
Attendance: 7,119
Cleveland Crusaders (47-34-3)
New England Whalers (52-31-2)