NHL game summary from December 26, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (9-21-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (8-21-8) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Mike Byers 8 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 1:16 |
| STL, | Garry Unger 18 (Mike Murphy, Jack Egers), 13:40 - PP | |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 5 (Brian Lavender, Carl Brewer), 16:22 | |
| BUF, | Don Luce 4 (Danny Lawson, Kevin O'Shea), 17:45 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gerry Meehan 8 (Al Hamilton, Phil Goyette), 11:32 |
| 3: | BUF, | Mike Byers 9, 10:30 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 23, 14:46 | |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 11 (Frank St. Marseille), 15:11 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 24 (Phil Goyette), 18:40 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Sabourin, STL [Tripping] 3:17 |
| Floyd Smith, BUF [Tripping] 8:06 | |
| Eddie Shack, BUF [Charging] 12:21 | |
| 2: | Mike Murphy, STL [Hi-sticking] 5:49 |
| Frank St. Marseille, STL [Holding] 9:29 | |
| Carl Brewer, STL [Hi-sticking] 13:55 | |
| Chris Evans, BUF [Slashing] 13:55 | |
| Kevin O'Shea, BUF [Slashing] 18:51 | |
| 3: | Barclay Plager, STL [Hi-sticking] 17:10 |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Slashing] 17:57 | |
| Bill Plager, STL [Slashing] 17:57 |
Penalty time: STL: 12 minutes
BUF: 10 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy McLeod | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Brewer | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Hornung | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 37 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 12-12-13-37
BUF: 3- 7-10-20
Goalies: STL: Jimmy McLeod (L, 6-6-4)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 2-4-2)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Terry Pierce, Ron Hoggarth
Attendance: 15,360
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