NHL game summary from December 16, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (6-20-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (10-15-5) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | PHI, | Serge Bernier 5, 14:14 |
| 2: | PHI, | Dick Sarrazin 2 (Bill Clement, Rick Foley), 3:54 - PP |
| PHI, | Serge Bernier 6 (Simon Nolet, Jim Johnson), 4:27 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bill Clement 2, 8:49 |
| PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 6 (Serge Bernier), 15:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lew Morrison, PHI [Tripping] 10:49 |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Hooking] 18:03 | |
| Jean-Guy Gendron, PHI [Hooking] 19:26 | |
| Lew Morrison, PHI [Tripping] 19:43 | |
| 2: | Steve Atkinson, BUF [Holding] 2:32 |
| Chris Evans, BUF [Tripping] 3:26 | |
| Bill Clement, PHI [Holding] 6:08 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 7:03 | |
| 3: | Al Hamilton, BUF [Tripping] 2:57 |
| Bill Clement, PHI [Hooking] 9:09 | |
| Rick Foley, PHI [Holding] 13:29 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Hi-sticking] 19:55 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
PHI: 16 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Lesuk | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Jim Johnson | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Foley | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Keenan | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Sarrazin | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 17-11- 7-35
PHI: 16-16-10-42
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 6-16-6)
PHI: Doug Favell (W, 8-11-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 13,763
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