WHA game summary from December 29, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jersey Knights (14-20-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (17-14-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Paul Andrea 6 (Jim Wiste, Gerry Pinder), 4:12 |
| 2: | CLE, | Jim Wiste 12, :07 |
| CLE, | Skip Krake 9 (Gary Jarrett), 15:41 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dean Boylan, NJ 3:51 |
| Bill Heindl, CLE 14:16 | |
| Dean Boylan, NJ 14:16 | |
| Gene Peacosh, NJ 19:38 | |
| Kevin Morrison, NJ 20:00 | |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, CLE 7:30 |
| 3: | Craig Reichmuth, NJ 12:35 |
Penalty time: NJ : 10 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
| NJ Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Boylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Reichmuth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Heindl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NJ : 12-10- 6-28
CLE: 8-13-17-38
Goalies: NJ : Gary Kurt (L, 0-2-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 12-9-4)
Attendance: 5,873