WHA game summary from December 9, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (13-10-3) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (16-10-1) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NE , | Mike Byers 11 (Tim Sheehy, Paul Hurley), 12:53 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 15 (Tommy Earl, Jim Dorey), 16:05 | |
| NE , | Mike Byers 12 (Hugh Harris, Rick Ley), 17:18 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CLE, | Gerry Pinder 11 (Jim Wiste), 12:48 |
| CLE, | Paul Shmyr 3 (Gary Jarrett), 17:25 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Walker, CLE 14:05 |
| Ray Clearwater, CLE 18:58 | |
| 2: | Hugh Harris, NE 16:49 |
| 3: | Russ Walker, CLE 1:59 |
| Bill Young, CLE [misconduct, game misconduct] 1:59 | |
| Russ Walker, CLE 4:17 | |
| Tom Edur, CLE 14:24 |
Penalty time: CLE: 30 minutes
NE : 2 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Byers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Earl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 4- 8-15-27
NE : 12-17- 7-36
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 9-6-3)
NE : Al Smith (W, 13-7-0)
Attendance: 6,348