NHL game summary from January 3, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (4-30-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (21-11-7) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BUF, | Mike Robitaille 3 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 18:20 |
| 2: | BUF, | Rene Robert 24 (Rick Martin, Tim Horton), 8:59 |
| BUF, | Gerry Meehan 23 (Jim Lorentz, Steve Atkinson), 11:28 | |
| NYI, | Brian Spencer 6 (Ed Westfall, Lorne Henning), 14:21 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 24 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 8:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Hillman, BUF [Roughing] 2:17 | |
| Craig Cameron, NYI [Roughing] 2:17 | ||
| Hugh Harris, BUF [Charging] 5:14 | ||
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 8:40 | ||
| Rene Robert, BUF [Tripping] 9:05 | ||
| Brian Lavender, NYI [Hooking] 13:10 | ||
| 2: | Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 18:26 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5- 6- 7-18
BUF: 13- 5-12-30
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 2-16-2)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 9-5-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,668
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