WHA game summary from March 24, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (47-25-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (32-37-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | HOU, | Gordie Howe 29 (Mark Howe, Rich Preston), 1:12 |
| CLE, | Danny Gruen 23 (Ron Ward), 7:25 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Larry Lund 23 (Andre Hinse, Frank Hughes), 9:06 |
| CLE, | John A. Stewart 12 (Gerry Pinder, Tom Edur), 14:18 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Poul Popiel 9 (Terry Ruskowski, John Tonelli), 10:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Jarrett, CLE 4:51 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 11:31 | |
| John Schella, HOU 11:31 | |
| Bill Butters, HOU 17:41 | |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, CLE 7:00 |
| Bill Butters, HOU 11:07 | |
| Rich Leduc, CLE 13:29 | |
| Bill Butters, HOU 13:29 | |
| 3: | Frank Hughes, HOU 10:25 |
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
CLE: 8 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gruen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John A. Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 17-14-12-43
CLE: 12-13- 9-34
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 34-15-0)
CLE: Bob Johnson (L, 16-17-1)
Attendance: 5,239