WHA game summary from January 16, 1976
| 1: |
CLE, | Jim Harrison 17 (Paul Shmyr, Ron Ward), 5:29 |
| NE , | Rick Ley 2 (Danny Arndt, Bob McManama), 8:45 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 16 (Tom Webster, Rosaire Paiement), 17:30 |
| CLE, | Rich Leduc 19 (Gerry Pinder, Danny Gruen), 19:10 |
| 2: |
CLE, | Rich Leduc 20 (Paul Shmyr, Jim Harrison), 15:16 |
| NE , | Danny Arndt 6 (Bob McManama, Fred O'Donnell), 19:30 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Jim Harrison 18 (Russ Walker), 19:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Fred O'Donnell, NE 4:17 |
| 2: |
Rich Leduc, CLE 0:15 |
| Fred O'Donnell, NE 3:32 |
| Paul Hurley, NE 7:30 |
| Ron Ward, CLE 8:58 |
| Wayne Carleton, NE 14:20 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 14:20 |
| Russ Walker, CLE [double minor] 14:20 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 15:57 |
| 3: |
Jim Harrison, CLE 1:25 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
CLE: 12 minutes
Shots: NE : 11-17- 6-34
CLE: 17-14- 9-40
Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (L, 16-10-1)
CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 11-11-1)
Attendance: 3,903
New England Whalers (21-19-3)
Cleveland Crusaders (18-22-2)