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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Huston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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