NHL game summary from December 31, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (8-22-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-21-6) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Bryan Hextall 10 (Rene Robert, Syl Apps), 2:31 - PP |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 25, 9:25 | |
| BUF, | Chris Evans 5 (Kevin O'Shea, Eddie Shack), 13:51 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 18, 2:55 - PP |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 11 (Greg Polis, Syl Apps), 5:59 | |
| PIT, | Bob Leiter 11 (Nick Harbaruk, Ron Schock), 9:16 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Hamilton, BUF [Elbowing] 2:25 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Interference] 9:48 | |
| 2: | Chris Evans, BUF [Holding] 5:30 |
| Kevin O'Shea, BUF [Tripping] 10:39 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Tripping] 18:02 | |
| 3: | John Stewart, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:20 |
| Kevin O'Shea, BUF [Hi-sticking] 9:53 | |
| Tim Horton, PIT [Hi-sticking] 9:53 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
PIT: 8 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 | 3 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 17- 6- 9-32
PIT: 9-11-17-37
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (T, 6-17-7)
PIT: Roy Edwards (T, 2-8-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Kilger, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 7,908
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