NHL game summary from January 4, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (21-12-7) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (16-16-6) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: DET, Al Karlander 7 (Ron Stackhouse), :29
DET, Nick Libett 8 (Marcel Dionne, Tim Ecclestone), 6:07
DET, Alex Delvecchio 10 (Al Karlander, Mickey Redmond), 8:47
3: BUF, Rene Robert 25 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 6:14 - PP
DET, Marcel Dionne 18 (Ron Stackhouse, Gary Bergman), 18:55
BUF, Rene Robert 26 (Paul Terbenche), 19:12
Penalties:
1: Rene Robert, BUF [Tripping] 12:40
2: Larry Johnston, DET [Hi-sticking] 11:52
Steve Atkinson, BUF [Hooking] 14:43
Larry Johnston, DET [Slashing] 18:44
3: Gary Bergman, DET [Hooking] 4:24
Tracy Pratt, BUF [Interference] 6:48
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rocky Farr | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gruen | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 5-15-29
DET: 15-16- 9-40
Goalies: BUF: Rocky Farr (L, 0-1-0), Dave Dryden
DET: Roy Edwards (W, 14-9-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 12,962
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