| World Hockey Association Game Summary |
| Cleveland Crusaders 5 at Houston Aeros 4 |
| The Summit |
| March 6, 1976 |
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| First Period - 1. Houston, R. Preston (J. Schella, G. Howe) 1:31. 2. Houston, J. Tonelli (G. Howe, T. Ruskowski) 10:25. 3. Cleveland, R. Ward (D. Gruen, A. McDonough) 11:23. 4. Cleveland, R. Leduc (G. Jarrett, G. Pinder) 15:31. |
| Penalties: G. Jarrett, Cle 9:03; P. Baxter, Cle 13:12; R. Preston, Hou 14:55; R. Legge, Cle 16:33; T. Taylor, Hou 18:34; T. Edur, Cle 18:34. |
| Second Period - 5. Cleveland, R. Ward (R. Legge, D. Gruen) 11:00. |
| Penalties: R. Leduc, Cle 3:09; T. Taylor, Hou 3:09; P. Shmyr, Cle 7:50; R. Leduc, Cle 18:24; G. Irwin, Hou 18:24. |
| Third Period - 6. Cleveland, J. Harrison (J. Tamminen) 1:10. 7. Cleveland, J. Harrison (J. Tamminen) 13:20. 8. Houston, J. Tonelli (T. Ruskowski, L. Hale) 15:09. 9. Houston, R. Preston (T. Ruskowski, D. Larway) 19:32. |
| Penalties: None. |
| Shots: |
| Cleveland | 11 | 7 | 10 | - | 28 | | Houston | 6 | 5 | 13 | - | 24 |
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| Goaltending: C. Newton, Cle (60:00 24 shots, 20 saves W). W. Rutledge, Hou (60:00 28 shots, 23 saves L). |
| Attendance: 7,268. |
| Cleveland Coach: John Wilson. |
| Houston Coach: Bill Dineen. |
