NHL game summary from January 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (25-11-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (9-26-10) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 1 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 1:20 - PP |
| 2: | BUF, | Steve Atkinson 8 (Chris Evans, Jim Lorentz), 6:18 |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 22 (Guy Lafleur), 17:23 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 19 (Guy Lafleur, Marc Tardif), 4:11 |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 2 (Craig Ramsay), 4:47 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 20 (Al Hamilton), 10:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Claude Larose, MTL [Hooking] 0:44 |
| Terry Ball, BUF [Kneeing] 4:14 | |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Tripping] 6:16 | |
| 2: | Chuck Arnason, MTL [Interference] 10:20 |
| Phil Myre, MTL [Interference] 13:35 | |
| Chris Evans, BUF [Interference] 17:10 | |
| 3: | Danny Lawson, BUF [Tripping] 5:15 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Ball | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-12- 9-30
BUF: 10- 6-11-27
Goalies: MTL: Phil Myre (L, 3-4-0)
BUF: Roger Crozier (W, 7-21-8)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 15,360
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