NHL game summary from January 6, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (22-12-7) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (24-13-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: NYR, Steve Vickers 12 (Ab DeMarco, Rod Gilbert), 19:36
3: BUF, Hugh Harris 7 (Gerry Meehan, Tracy Pratt), 2:51
BUF, Rick Martin 25, 8:11
BUF, Gerry Meehan 24 (Mike Robitaille), 10:22
BUF, Rene Robert 27, 19:08 - EN
Penalties:
1: Larry Hillman, BUF [Hi-sticking] 2:29
Vic Hadfield, NYR [Hi-sticking] 2:29
Craig Ramsay, BUF [Tripping] 11:35
Bruce MacGregor, NYR [Tripping] 17:19
2: Dale Rolfe, NYR [Holding] 8:19
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 4 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 3- 9-17-29
NYR: 11- 9- 5-25
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 10-5-3)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 13-7-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,500
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