WHA game summary from October 19, 1974
| 1: |
MIN, | Danny O'Shea 1 (Mike Antonovich, Gary Gambucci), 13:03 |
| CLE, | Ron Ward 1 (Terry Holbrook), 15:39 |
| CLE, | Ron Ward 2 (Rich Leduc), 18:15 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
CLE, | Al McDonough 1 (Gerry Pinder, Rich Leduc), 15:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ron Buchanan, CLE 2:05 |
| Larry Hillman, CLE 2:58 |
| Danny O'Shea, MIN 2:58 |
| Steve Cardwell, CLE 12:37 |
| 2: |
Paul Shmyr, CLE 3:47 |
| Ray Clearwater, CLE 4:58 |
| Mike Walton, MIN 4:58 |
| John Arbour, MIN [major] 7:55 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE [major] 7:55 |
| Rich Leduc, CLE 10:17 |
| Gord Gallant, MIN 10:17 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 15:52 |
| 3: |
George Morrison, MIN 2:22 |
| Gerry Cheevers, CLE 11:51 |
| Rick Smith, MIN 11:51 |
Penalty time: CLE: 21 minutes
MIN: 15 minutes
Shots: CLE: 12-12-10-34
MIN: 11-11-14-36
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 1-0-0)
MIN: John Garrett (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 12,521
Cleveland Crusaders (1-0-0)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (0-1-0)