NHL game summary from December 10, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (17-5-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (14-8-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | BUF, | Don Luce 7 (Paul Terbenche, Steve Atkinson), 2:10 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 18, 6:49 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 25 (Chuck Lefley, Yvan Cournoyer), 15:14 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 4 (Jimmy Roberts, Frank Mahovlich), 16:11 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 9 (Rick Martin, Rene Robert), 1:19 - PP |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 21 (Gilbert Perreault), 14:29 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murdoch, MTL [Holding] 10:15 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Cross checking, Hi-sticking] 16:32 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:32 | |
| 2: | Mike Robitaille, BUF [Holding] 17:45 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Interference] 19:17 | |
| 3: | Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hooking] 0:26 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Delay of game] 16:18 | |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Hooking] 19:04 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
BUF: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hoganson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-10- 6-28
BUF: 10-11- 7-28
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 14-4-7)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 4-3-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,668
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