NHL game summary from January 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (10-27-11) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (31-7-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: BOS, Derek Sanderson 12 (Ted Green, Ed Westfall), 7:20
BUF, Gerry Meehan 9 (Al Hamilton, Larry Hillman), 8:33
BUF, Steve Atkinson 9 (Gerry Meehan, Rick Martin), 11:59
2: BOS, Wayne Cashman 11 (Phil Esposito, Dallas Smith), 7:53
BUF, Rick Martin 33 (Jim Lorentz, Gilbert Perreault), 9:21 - PP
3: BOS, Dallas Smith 6 (Phil Esposito), 9:13
Penalties:
1: Rick Martin, BUF [Tripping] 4:47
Danny Lawson, BUF [Interference] 13:28
Dallas Smith, BOS [Tripping] 18:31
Derek Sanderson, BOS [Slashing] 19:40
2: John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing] 4:16
Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 8:42
Gerry Meehan, BUF [Holding] 13:30
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Ball | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10-11- 6-27
BOS: 21- 9-17-47
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (T, 8-22-9)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 14-3-5)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Ron Hoggarth, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,995
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