WHA game summary from January 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (18-23-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 San Diego Mariners (20-19-4) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1: CLE, John A. Stewart 9 (Tom Edur), 8:26
SD , Wayne Rivers 10 (Andre Lacroix, John French), 17:25
SD , Don Burgess 11 (Brian Morenz), 19:18
CLE, John A. Stewart 10 (Gerry Pinder, Ron Ward), 19:18
2: CLE, Jim Harrison 19, :33
SD , Wayne Rivers 11 (Andre Lacroix), 13:53
3: SD , Joe Noris 19 (Alec Tidey), :42
CLE, Gerry Pinder 12 (Tom Edur, John C. Stewart), 1:52
SD , Joe Noris 20 (Kevin Devine, Brent Hughes), 14:38
Penalties:
1: none
2: Paul Shmyr, CLE 12:53
3: none
Penalty time: CLE: 2 minutes
SD : 0 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John C. Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Noris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alec Tidey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 5- 9- 7-21
SD : 5-10-11-26
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 6-9-1)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 20-9-2)
Attendance: 8,878