WHA game summary from December 9, 1975
  
| 1:  | 
DEN, | Ralph Backstrom 12 (Don Borgeson, Jim Sherrit), 2:59 | 
 | DEN, | Ralph Backstrom 13 (Don Borgeson, Darryl Maggs), 13:57 | 
 | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 2 (Gerry Pinder, Tom Edur), 19:38 | 
| 2:  | 
CLE, | Gary Jarrett 3 (Paul Shmyr, Jim Harrison), 4:23 | 
 | CLE, | Gerry Pinder 8 (Gary Jarrett), 7:43 | 
 | DEN, | Frank Rochon 8 (Mark Lomenda, John Arbour), 9:43 | 
| 3:  | 
DEN, | Bob Liddington 5 (Rick Morris), 3:17 | 
 | DEN, | Don Borgeson 15 (Barry Legge, Gary MacGregor), 13:35 | 
 | DEN, | Don Borgeson 16 (Ralph Backstrom, Gary MacGregor), 17:55 | 
 
Penalties:
| 1:  | 
Peter Mara, DEN 0:42 | 
 | Terry Ball, CLE 13:19 | 
| 2:  | none | 
| 3:  | 
Gerry Pinder, CLE 3:55 | 
 | John Arbour, DEN 10:02 | 
 | Jim Harrison, CLE 12:11 | 
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
              DEN: 4 minutes
Shots: CLE:  9-11- 7-27
       DEN:  6-10-14-30
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden,
              Gerry Cheevers
         DEN: Bob Johnson (W, 6-9-1)
Attendance: 3,278