WHA game summary from December 31, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (13-20-0) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (13-17-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Jan Popiel 12 (Peter Mara), 1:54 |
| CLE, | Wayne Hillman 1 (Jim Harrison), 5:23 | |
| CLE, | Ron Ward 11 (Wayne Muloin, Al McDonough), 9:08 | |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 13 (Larry Mavety, Rosaire Paiement), 10:43 | |
| CHI, | Peter Mara 9, 12:50 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Jim Harrison 5, 2:54 |
| CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 9 (Rosaire Paiement), 7:59 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dunc McCallum, CHI 9:53 |
| 2: | Ron Ward, CLE 9:39 |
| 3: | Steve Cardwell, CLE 6:44 |
Penalty time: CHI: 2 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Mara | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Hillman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 6-16- 8-30
CLE: 11-12-21-44
Goalies: CHI: Dave Dryden (W, 5-10-0)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 8-9-0)
Attendance: 4,438