All WHA game summaries from April 21, 1973
| 1: |
NE , | Guy Smith 1 (Tommy Williams, Ted Green), 9:38 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 5 (Gerry Pinder, Ron Buchanan), 13:35 |
| NE , | Jim Dorey 1 (Larry Pleau, Tim Sheehy), 15:01 |
| 2: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 7 (John French, Ted Green), 12:51 |
| CLE, | Ted Hodgson 1 (Ron Buchanan, Paul Andrea), 14:58 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 4 (Ted Hodgson, Ralph Hopivouri), 9:19 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 3 (Larry Pleau, John French), 11:47 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 4 (John French, Larry Pleau), 18:04 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 5 (Jim Wiste, Gerry Pinder), 19:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Green, NE 1:04 |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 2:15 |
| Doug Brindley, CLE 3:55 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 3:55 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 7:09 |
| Brit Selby, NE 11:50 |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 14:46 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 16:59 |
| 2: |
Gerry Pinder, CLE 0:44 |
| Brit Selby, NE 1:44 |
| Ted Green, NE 6:14 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 6:33 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 6:33 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 6:33 |
| Tim Sheehy, NE 12:54 |
| Jim Dorey, NE 14:32 |
| Tommy Earl, NE [major] 14:58 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 17:59 |
| 3: |
Gary Jarrett, CLE 5:36 |
Penalty time: NE : 25 minutes
CLE: 16 minutes
Shots: NE : 6-12- 9-27
CLE: 5-10- 6-21
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 7-1-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 4-3-0)
Attendance: 8,391
New England Whalers (53-31-2)
Cleveland Crusaders (47-35-3)