NHL game summary from December 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (11-12-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (13-8-7) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1: BUF, Gerry Meehan 14 (Hugh Harris, Mike Robitaille), 1:01
BUF, Rene Robert 16 (Rick Martin, Jim Lorentz), 19:42 - PP
2: BUF, Rene Robert 17 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 3:42
BUF, Craig Ramsay 6 (Don Luce), 15:09
3: BUF, Hugh Harris 4 (Jim Lorentz, Gerry Meehan), 1:41
DET, Tim Ecclestone 7 (Alex Delvecchio, Nick Libett), 2:56
BUF, Gerry Meehan 15 (Hugh Harris, Rick Martin), 4:56 - PP
Penalties:
1: Rene Robert, BUF [Interference] 8:31
Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Elbowing] 14:18
Ron Stackhouse, DET [Slashing] 17:53
2: Steve Atkinson, BUF [Fighting] 19:11
Guy Charron, DET [Fighting] 19:11
3: Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 4:42
Penalty time: DET: 9 minutes
BUF: 9 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Cook | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis DeJordy | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-11-15-38
BUF: 10-13- 9-32
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (L, 9-7-2), Denis DeJordy
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 3-3-3)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,668
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