NHL game summary from December 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (16-8-7) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (10-14-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 15 (Larry Hillman), 5:31 |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 8 (Bob McCord, Fran Huck), 6:06 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 14 (Brent Hughes, Mike Murphy), 12:50 - PP | |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 10 (Gerry Meehan, Rene Robert), 13:41 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 16, 16:42 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | STL, | Pierre Plante 1 (Danny O'Shea, Bob McCord), 3:27 |
| BUF, | Gerry Meehan 17 (Hugh Harris, Jim Lorentz), 12:24 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Lampman, STL [Tripping] 8:56 |
| Hugh Harris, BUF [Tripping] 11:51 | |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Cross checking] 13:17 | |
| Larry Mickey, BUF [Hooking] 13:46 | |
| Larry Mickey, BUF [Interference, Roughing] 15:55 | |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Roughing] 15:55 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Roughing] 15:55 | |
| Mike Robitaille, BUF [Roughing] 15:55 | |
| 2: | Bob Plager, STL [Holding, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 14:37 |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Hooking] 14:49 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Tripping] 17:45 | |
| 3: | Butch Deadmarsh, BUF [Tripping] 0:23 |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Hi-sticking major] 16:03 |
Penalty time: BUF: 16 minutes
STL: 35 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 3 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 3 | 28 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Hughes | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lampman | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Johnson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -3 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -3 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 8-10-28
STL: 12-11-15-38
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (W, 11-5-4)
STL: Jacques Caron,
Bob Johnson (L, 1-2-0) Referee: Lloyd Gilmour Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Charles Banfield Attendance: 18,303
Bob Johnson (L, 1-2-0) Referee: Lloyd Gilmour Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Charles Banfield Attendance: 18,303
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