NHL game summary from December 6, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (12-8-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (16-8-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: NYR, Bill Fairbairn 11 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ted Irvine), 8:05
BUF, Randy Wyrozub 2 (Craig Ramsay, Mike Robitaille), 8:23
2: NYR, Jean Ratelle 12 (Rod Gilbert), 18:54
3: BUF, Hugh Harris 3 (Gerry Meehan), 8:23
BUF, Gerry Meehan 13 (Jim Lorentz), 17:17
Penalties:
1: Mike Robitaille, BUF [Holding] 16:06
Dale Rolfe, NYR [Tripping] 19:10
2: none
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 2 minutes
NYR: 2 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Legge | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 5-13-28
NYR: 10-10-13-33
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 2-3-3)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 9-3-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 17,500
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