| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| New England Whalers 1 at Cleveland Crusaders 3 |
| Cleveland Arena |
| February 3, 1974 |
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| First Period - 1. Cleveland, D. Brindley (L. Hillman, T. Hodgson) 6:37. 2. Cleveland, J. Wiste (R. Walker, P. Shmyr) 8:27. 3. Cleveland, R. Clearwater (R. Walker, B. Heindl) 16:39. |
| Penalties: R. Ley, NE 2:19; R. Ley, NE 12:01. |
| Second Period - 4. New England, T. Earl (R. Ley, T. Green) 13:24. |
| Penalties: P. Shmyr, Cle 11:29; R. Clearwater, Cle 17:58. |
| Third Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| New England | 6 | 8 | 15 | - | 29 | | Cleveland | 14 | 8 | 10 | - | 32 |
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| Goaltending: A. Smith, NE (60:00 32 shots, 29 saves L). G. Cheevers, Cle (60:00 29 shots, 28 saves W). |
| Attendance: 7,912. |
| New England Coach: Ron Ryan. |
| Cleveland Coach: Bill Needham. |
