All NHL game summaries 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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
Dave Dryden DET: Roy Edwards (W, 14-9-4) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 12,962
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (26-9-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (14-18-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Danny O'Shea 6 (Chuck Hamilton, Frank St. Marseille), 4:41 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 17 (Fred Stanfield, Fred O'Donnell), 5:07 | |
| 2: | STL, | Jean Hamel 1 (Mike Murphy, Garry Unger), 18:45 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 11 (Dallas Smith, Fred Stanfield), 19:25 | |
| 3: | STL, | Gary Sabourin 11, 7:43 |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 11 (Gary Sabourin, Fran Huck), 12:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Marcotte, BOS [Interference] 5:49 |
| Danny O'Shea, STL [Interference] 12:20 | |
| Nick Beverley, BOS [Tripping] 16:19 | |
| 2: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 5:51 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Boarding] 11:29 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Roughing] 11:29 | |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Roughing] 11:29 | |
| 3: | Chuck Hamilton, STL [Holding] 18:21 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Hamilton | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 3 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 3 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 19-13- 8-40
STL: 18- 4-15-37
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 16-8-0)
STL: Jacques Caron (W, 2-5-2)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Jim Christison
Attendance: 18,628
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