WHA game summary from February 3, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (29-21-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (24-22-5) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Doug Brindley 2 (Larry Hillman, Ted Hodgson), 6:37 |
| CLE, | Jim Wiste 16 (Russ Walker, Paul Shmyr), 8:27 | |
| CLE, | Ray Clearwater 9 (Russ Walker, Bill Heindl), 16:39 | |
| 2: | NE , | Tommy Earl 7 (Rick Ley, Ted Green), 13:24 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Ley, NE 2:19 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 12:01 | ||
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, CLE 11:29 | |
| Ray Clearwater, CLE 17:58 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 4 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Earl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Walker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Brindley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Heindl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hodgson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 6- 8-15-29
CLE: 14- 8-10-32
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 18-13-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 19-15-5)
Attendance: 7,912