WHA game summary from October 6, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Golden Blades (0-0-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (0-0-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NY , | Wayne Rivers 1 (Ray Larose), 2:35 |
| CLE, | Paul Andrea 1 (Paul Shmyr, Ray Clearwater), 11:40 | |
| 2: | NY , | Bobby Sheehan 1 (Ken Block), 9:50 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 1 (Ron Buchanan, Wayne Hillman), 14:58 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Shmyr, CLE 0:48 | |
| Ken Block, NY 2:15 | ||
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 2:55 | ||
| Skip Krake, CLE [major] 10:19 | ||
| Dean Boylan, NY [minor, major] 10:19 | ||
| Brian Perry, NY 10:44 | ||
| 2: | Wayne Hillman, CLE 8:39 | |
| 3: | Russ Walker, CLE 3:44 | |
| Bob Jones, NY 6:35 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NY : 13 minutes
CLE: 13 minutes
| NY Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Boylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NY : 5-12-12- 2-31
CLE: 11-14-16- 4-45
Goalies: NY : Joe Junkin (T, 0-0-1)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (T, 0-0-1)
Attendance: 6,991