NHL game summary from December 17, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (9-17-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buffalo Sabres (17-8-7) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: BUF, Rene Robert 19 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 7:51
BUF, Gerry Meehan 18 (Jim Lorentz, John Gould), 13:52
3: BUF, Don Luce 9, 2:39
BUF, Jim Lorentz 11 (Rene Robert, Larry Hillman), 7:19 - PP
Penalties:
1: Mike Pelyk, TOR [Tripping] 9:10
Rene Robert, BUF [Interference] 9:38
Craig Ramsay, BUF [Fighting] 12:23
Pierre Jarry, TOR [Fighting] 12:23
Rene Robert, BUF [Elbowing] 15:59
2: Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hooking] 14:05
Jim McKenny, TOR [Holding] 18:03
3: Brian Glennie, TOR [Hooking] 6:54
Craig Ramsay, BUF [Tripping] 18:19
Penalty time: TOR: 11 minutes
BUF: 13 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lundrigan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Osburn | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry McIntyre | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Gould | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 4- 8- 9-21
BUF: 8- 9-11-28
Goalies: TOR: Jacques Plante (L, 6-8-5)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 6-3-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,668
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