NHL game summary from February 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (33-13-12) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (11-35-14) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 29 (Claude Larose, Guy Lapointe), 5:27 |
| MTL, | Claude Larose 17 (Guy Lapointe, J.C. Tremblay), 9:25 | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 23, 11:35 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 30 (Claude Larose, Guy Lapointe), 18:44 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chris Evans, BUF [Holding] 13:07 |
| 2: | Al Hamilton, BUF [Elbowing] 7:01 |
| 3: | Don Luce, BUF [Fighting] 1:11 |
| Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Fighting] 1:11 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Elbowing] 11:54 | |
| Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 19:15 |
Penalty time: MTL: 9 minutes
BUF: 9 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 16- 8- 8-32
BUF: 10-11-11-32
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 28-5-12)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 9-30-12)
Referee: Art Skov
Attendance: 15,360
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