NHL game summary from January 15, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (8-26-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (25-10-7) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 17 (Henri Richard, J.C. Tremblay), 9:34 |
| 2: | BUF, | Rick Martin 30 (Larry Hillman), :28 - PP |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 13 (Frank Mahovlich, Claude Larose), 7:57 | |
| MTL, | Claude Larose 13 (Pete Mahovlich), 8:37 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 31 (Jim Lorentz, Steve Atkinson), 9:07 | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 14 (Yvan Cournoyer, J.C. Tremblay), 16:22 - PP | |
| MTL, | Claude Larose 14, 19:42 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 18 (Terry Harper, Yvan Cournoyer), 2:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hooking] 11:00 |
| Don Luce, BUF [Hooking] 16:06 | |
| Phil Myre, MTL [Cross checking] 19:29 | |
| 2: | Chris Evans, BUF [Holding] 4:10 |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Holding] 15:49 | |
| 3: | Chris Evans, BUF [Fighting] 1:54 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Fighting] 1:54 | |
| Chris Evans, BUF [Interference] 16:57 |
Penalty time: BUF: 13 minutes
MTL: 9 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 | -4 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 38 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Chuck Lefley | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9-15-14-38
MTL: 13-19- 7-39
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 6-21-8)
MTL: Phil Myre (W, 3-3-0)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,600
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