| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Chicago Cougars 4 at Cleveland Crusaders 3 |
| Richfield Coliseum |
| December 31, 1974 |
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| First Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: D. McCallum, Chi 9:53. |
| Second Period - 1. Chicago, J. Popiel (P. Mara) 1:54. 2. Cleveland, W. Hillman (J. Harrison) 5:23. 3. Cleveland, R. Ward (W. Muloin, A. McDonough) 9:08. 4. Chicago, B. Liddington (L. Mavety, R. Paiement) 10:43. 5. Chicago, P. Mara 12:50. |
| Penalties: R. Ward, Cle 9:39. |
| Third Period - 6. Cleveland, J. Harrison 2:54. 7. Chicago, R. Backstrom (R. Paiement) 7:59. |
| Penalties: S. Cardwell, Cle 6:44. |
| Shots: |
| Chicago | 6 | 16 | 8 | - | 30 | | Cleveland | 11 | 12 | 21 | - | 44 |
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| Goaltending: D. Dryden, Chi (60:00 44 shots, 41 saves W). G. Cheevers, Cle (60:00 30 shots, 26 saves L). |
| Attendance: 4,438. |
| Chicago Coach: Pat Stapleton. |
| Cleveland Coach: John Hanna. |
