All WHA game summaries from March 17, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (29-37-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Chicago Cougars (27-40-1) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Al McDonough 30 (Skip Krake, Paul Shmyr), 9:42 |
| 2: | CLE, | Grant Erickson 12 (Ron Anderson), 10:59 |
| CHI, | Gary MacGregor 37 (Pat Stapleton, Rosaire Paiement), 11:41 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Rick Morris 12 (Bob Liddington, Pat Stapleton), 1:53 |
| CHI, | Don Gordon 3 (Brian Coates), 10:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Keith Kokkola, CHI [minor, major] 4:37 |
| Jim Harrison, CLE [minor, major] 4:37 | |
| Mark Lomenda, CHI 4:57 | |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 4:57 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, CLE [minor, misconduct] 4:57 | |
| Jim Watson, CHI 8:03 | |
| 2: | Steve Cardwell, CLE 11:21 |
| 3: | Skip Krake, CLE 7:53 |
| Rosaire Paiement, CHI [minor, major] 9:26 | |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE [minor, major] 9:26 | |
| Pat Stapleton, CHI 17:53 |
Penalty time: CLE: 32 minutes
CHI: 20 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Coates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keith Kokkola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 17-16- 7-40
CHI: 14-11-20-45
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 22-19-2)
CHI: Dave Dryden (W, 15-20-1)
Attendance: 2,473
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (45-23-0) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Toronto Toros (38-31-2) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | HOU, | Gord Labossiere 20 (Rich Preston, Ted Taylor), :47 |
| TOR, | Tony Featherstone 22 (Richard Farda, Frank Mahovlich), 9:43 | |
| TOR, | Tom Simpson 45 (Jim Turkiewicz, Pat Hickey), 10:54 | |
| TOR, | Tom Simpson 46 (Jim Dorey, Wayne Dillon), 15:05 | |
| TOR, | Lou Nistico 8 (Gavin Kirk, Tom Martin), 16:17 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 30, 10:09 |
| HOU, | Marty Howe 10 (Andre Hinse), 15:45 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 31 (Larry Lund, Poul Popiel), 11:26 |
| TOR, | Jim Turkiewicz 2 (Wayne Dillon), 18:58 |
Penalties:
Penalty time: HOU: 0 minutes
TOR: 0 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Simpson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Featherstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Farda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 8-12- 9-29
TOR: 13-13-11-37
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 17-13-0)
TOR: Gilles Gratton (W, 25-15-1)
Attendance: 15,517