WHA game summary from April 22, 1973
| 1: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 6 (Paul Andrea, Rich Pumple), 3:11 |
| NE , | Tim Sheehy 5 (John French, Brad Selwood), 3:26 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 7 (Wayne Muloin, Joe Hardy), 19:39 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Gary Jarrett 6 (Ray Clearwater, Gerry Pinder), 10:17 |
| 3: |
NE , | Larry Pleau 8 (Tim Sheehy, Brit Selby), 1:16 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 7 (Jim Wiste), 6:33 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 8 (Gerry Pinder, Jim Wiste), 15:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ralph Hopiavouri, CLE 7:18 |
| Rick Ley, NE 9:04 |
| Rich Pumple, CLE [major] 10:15 |
| Al Smith, NE [major] 10:15 |
| Ted Green, NE [major] 10:15 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 11:25 |
| John French, NE 11:25 |
| Tim Sheehy, NE [major] 11:25 |
| Jim Wiste, CLE [major] 11:25 |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 16:49 |
| 2: |
Bill Horton, CLE 3:56 |
| Ralph Hopiavouri, CLE 12:38 |
| 3: |
Grant Erickson, CLE 9:51 |
| Blake Ball, CLE 11:59 |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:05 |
| Jim Dorey, NE [misconduct] 15:21 |
Penalty time: NE : 31 minutes
CLE: 24 minutes
Shots: NE : 8-17-11-36
CLE: 13- 9-11-33
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 7-2-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 5-3-0)
Attendance: 4,183
New England Whalers (53-32-2)
Cleveland Crusaders (48-35-3)