NHL game summary from January 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-26-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buffalo Sabres (10-26-10) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: BUF, Don Luce 6 (Danny Lawson, Al Hamilton), 6:15
2: no scoring
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Chris Evans, BUF [Holding] 6:55
Rosaire Paiement, VAN [Cross checking] 10:12
2: John Schella, VAN [Interference] 2:28
Ron Stewart, VAN [Concealing puck] 3:39
Al Hamilton, BUF [Holding] 6:02
Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hi-sticking] 13:55
Gregg Boddy, VAN [Hooking] 16:42
3: none
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Ball | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 13- 9- 7-29
BUF: 12-12-13-37
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 9-15-2)
BUF: Roger Crozier (W, 8-21-8)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 15,360
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