WHA game summary from December 22, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (18-14-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (15-12-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CLE, | Grant Erickson 6 (Gary Jarrett, Skip Krake), 6:54 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CLE, | Bill Heindl 2 (Jim Wiste), 1:58 |
| MIN, | Wayne Connelly 19 (George Morrison, Mike Walton), 19:58 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Cardwell, MIN 5:48 |
| Russ Walker, CLE 8:48 | |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 12:26 | |
| John Arbour, MIN 16:43 | |
| Paul Andrea, CLE 17:46 | |
| 2: | Russ Walker, CLE 1:01 |
| 3: | Bob MacMillan, MIN 6:00 |
| Bill Young, CLE [major] 10:42 | |
| Bob MacMillan, MIN 14:29 | |
| Robbie Neale, CLE 17:20 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
CLE: 15 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Heindl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Neale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 12-10- 6-28
CLE: 17-11-15-43
Goalies: MIN: John Garrett,
Jack McCartan CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 11-8-4) Attendance: 4,582
Jack McCartan CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 11-8-4) Attendance: 4,582