NHL game summary from October 28, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (5-0-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (6-0-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1: BUF, Jim Lorentz 4 (Rick Martin), 4:07
BUF, Rick Martin 10 (Rene Robert, Larry Hillman), 9:18 - PP
MTL, Chuck Lefley 3 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lapointe), 11:01
2: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 6 (Jacques Laperriere, Chuck Lefley), 10:48
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 7 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lapointe), 19:00
3: BUF, Rick Martin 11 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 1:05 - PP
Penalties:
1: Rick Martin, BUF [Hi-sticking] 1:10
Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Hi-sticking] 1:10
Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 9:05
Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 14:47
Tim Horton, BUF [Tripping] 18:49
Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Interference] 19:37
2: Larry Hillman, BUF [Tripping] 7:29
Mike Robitaille, BUF [Interference] 13:15
3: Claude Larose, MTL [Hi-sticking] 0:49
Penalty time: BUF: 10 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 14- 4-13-31
MTL: 9-13- 9-31
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (T, 0-0-2)
MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 5-0-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,307
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