WHA game summary from January 28, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (19-25-2) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago Cougars (18-27-1) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | CHI, | Brian Coates 2 (Rosaire Paiement, Gary MacGregor), 8:54 |
| CLE, | Grant Erickson 9 (Gerry Pinder, Skip Krake), 14:36 | |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 15 (Rosaire Paiement, Gary MacGregor), 17:19 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Rich Leduc 18 (Steve Cardwell, Larry Hillman), 4:30 |
| CHI, | Mark Lomenda 6 (Gary MacGregor, Brian Coates), 11:34 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 10 (John Stewart), 10:08 |
| CHI, | Bob Liddington 16 (Ralph Backstrom, Rosaire Paiement), 19:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wayne Hillman, CLE 8:31 |
| Russ Walker, CLE 16:04 | |
| 2: | Darryl Maggs, CHI 7:05 |
| Jim Watson, CHI 8:05 | |
| 3: | Bob Liddington, CHI 1:02 |
Penalty time: CLE: 4 minutes
CHI: 6 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Leduc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary MacGregor | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Coates | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 10- 9-14-33
CHI: 19- 9-11-39
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 7-11-1)
CHI: Cam Newton (W, 11-13-0)
Attendance: 8,276