WHA game summary from March 28, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (35-32-9) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (42-30-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NE , | Tom Webster 41 (Don Blackburn, Rick Ley), 3:45 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 42 (Jim Dorey), 6:21 | |
| 2: | NE , | Larry Pleau 26 (John Cunniff, Tim Sheehy), 19:59 |
| 3: | CLE, | Paul Shmyr 12 (Gary Jarrett, Gerry Pinder), 13:13 |
| CLE, | Grant Erickson 22 (Skip Krake, Jim Wiste), 17:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Webster, NE 4:21 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 9:16 | |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 11:01 | |
| Ted Green, NE 11:01 | |
| Paul Andrea, CLE 12:09 | |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, CLE 5:12 |
| Rick Ley, NE 11:09 | |
| 3: | Tom Edur, CLE 13:37 |
Penalty time: CLE: 8 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Webster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Blackburn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Cunniff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 10- 9-12-31
NE : 7- 7- 8-22
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 7-9-2)
NE : Bruce Landon (W, 11-6-2)
Attendance: 5,226