WHA game summary from December 28, 1975
| 1: |
NE , | Tom Webster 22 (Larry Pleau, Brad Selwood), 8:42 |
| NE , | Danny Arndt 5 (Ron Climie, Bob Charlebois), 18:29 |
| 2: |
NE , | Rosaire Paiement 9 (Tom Webster, Brad Selwood), 9:34 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 8 (Tom Webster, Brad Selwood), 13:15 |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Danny Gruen, CLE [minor, major] 3:20 |
| Fred O'Donnell, NE [minor, major] 3:20 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 7:21 |
| John Stewart, CLE [major] 19:11 |
| Ron Climie, NE [major] 19:11 |
| 2: |
Rosaire Paiement, NE 1:11 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 10:08 |
| Lyle Moffat, CLE [double minor] 10:08 |
| 3: |
Paul Shmyr, CLE 4:23 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 14:20 |
Penalty time: CLE: 20 minutes
NE : 18 minutes
Shots: CLE: 14-12- 5-31
NE : 7- 4- 6-17
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 3-8-1)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 11-9-1)
Attendance: 9,822
Cleveland Crusaders (12-20-2)
New England Whalers (16-16-3)