| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| New England Whalers 2 at Cleveland Crusaders 2 |
| Richfield Coliseum |
| January 23, 1976 |
|
| First Period - 1. New England, M. Rogers (D. Borgeson, P. Hurley) 13:26. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Second Period - 2. New England, F. O'Donnell (G. Swain, A. Hangsleben) 7:11. 3. Cleveland, R. Leduc (R. Legge) 9:45. 4. Cleveland, J. Tamminen (R. Leduc, P. Shmyr) 13:36. |
| Penalties: B. McManama, NE 13:09. |
| Third Period - No scoring. |
| Penalties: L. Pleau, NE 1:11. |
| Overtime - No scoring. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| New England | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | - | 35 | | Cleveland | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | - | 39 |
|
| Goaltending: C. Abrahamsson, NE (70:00 39 shots, 37 saves T). B. Whidden, Cle (70:00 35 shots, 33 saves T). |
| Attendance: 5,281. |
| New England Coach: Don Blackburn. |
| Cleveland Coach: John Wilson. |