WHA game summary from January 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (13-21-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (18-16-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: CLE, Gary Jarrett 4, 15:03
NE , Ron Climie 16 (Tom Webster, Wayne Carleton), 18:35
2: CLE, Ron Ward 14 (Ray McKay), 4:24
NE , Thommy Abrahamsson 9, 17:56
3: NE , Gordie Howe 10 (Tom Webster), 19:26
Penalties:
1: Russ Walker, CLE 6:55
Gordie Roberts, NE 9:10
Paul Hurley, NE 11:49
Christer Abrahamsson, NE 15:17
Jim Harrison, CLE [double minor] 15:17
Bryan Maxwell, CLE 15:48
2: none
3: Nick Fotiu, NE 6:11
Randy Legge, CLE 12:17
Penalty time: CLE: 10 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Webster | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Climie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christer Abrahamsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 3- 7- 6-16
NE : 14- 7-10-31
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 9-10-1)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 13-9-1)
Attendance: 10,507