NHL game summary from December 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (9-20-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (18-8-7) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1: BUF, Rick Martin 22 (Larry Hillman, Jim Lorentz), 14:15 - PP
2: BUF, Rick Martin 23 (Larry Hillman, Gilbert Perreault), :51 - PP
BUF, Jim Lorentz 12 (Larry Hillman, Don Luce), 7:28
VAN, Richard Lemieux 5 (Andre Boudrias), 8:40
VAN, Gerry O'Flaherty 7 (Bobby Schmautz, John Wright), 15:15
3: BUF, Gerry Meehan 19 (Tracy Pratt), 5:45
BUF, Hugh Harris 5, 6:06
VAN, Don Tannahill 9 (Gregg Boddy, Bobby Schmautz), 11:29
BUF, Hugh Harris 6 (Jim Lorentz, Mike Robitaille), 14:21
Penalties:
1: Butch Deadmarsh, BUF [Charging] 7:17
Jocelyn Guevremont, VAN [Hooking] 9:11
Barry Wilkins, VAN [Closing hand on puck] 13:08
Barry Wilkins, VAN [Holding] 19:44
2: John Wright, VAN [Hooking] 8:55
Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 11:03
3: Steve Atkinson, BUF [Holding] 7:48
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Bullock | 24 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8-15- 6-29
BUF: 12- 6-12-30
Goalies: VAN: Bruce Bullock (L, 1-3-2)
BUF: Roger Crozier (W, 12-5-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gregg Madill
Attendance: 15,668
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