NHL game summary from February 17, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (18-31-9) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (11-33-14) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: PIT, Ron Schock 10 (Dave Burrows, Steve Cardwell), 9:12
2: no scoring
3: PIT, Ron Schock 11 (Bryan Watson, Duane Rupp), 19:46 - EN
Penalties:
1: Jim Watson, BUF [Holding] 2:43
2: Duane Rupp, PIT [Holding] 10:33
Tim Horton, PIT [Tripping] 13:04
3: Bryan Watson, PIT [Delay of game - Smothering puck] 6:33
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
BUF: 2 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9- 9-10-28
BUF: 8-10- 5-23
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (W, 10-11-2)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 9-28-12)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 15,360
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