WHA game summary from January 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Roadrunners (16-17-3) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (14-21-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Jim Harrison 12 (Paul Shmyr, Gary Jarrett), 5:25 |
| CLE, | Gerry Pinder 9 (Bryan Maxwell), 11:43 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Jim Harrison 13 (Russ Walker), :38 |
| 3: | PHO, | Ron Huston 8, 2:24 |
| PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 14 (Al McLeod), 10:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Lariviere, PHO 4:10 |
| 2: | Serge Beaudoin, PHO 1:51 |
| Randy Legge, CLE 6:29 | |
| Russ Walker, CLE 18:29 | |
| 3: | Al McLeod, PHO 2:02 |
| Jim Niekamp, PHO 2:36 | |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 2:36 | |
| Jim Clarke, PHO 5:37 | |
| Ray McKay, CLE 9:11 | |
| Russ Walker, CLE 11:50 | |
| Dave Gorman, PHO 11:50 |
Penalty time: PHO: 12 minutes
CLE: 10 minutes
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Huston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Gorman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: PHO: 13-17-12-42
CLE: 7-13-13-33
Goalies: PHO: Jack Norris (L, 10-6-2)
CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 4-8-1)
Attendance: 2,410