NHL game summary from March 4, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (43-8-14) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (33-22-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: MTL, Guy Lapointe 15 (Henri Richard), 4:59
BUF, Larry Hillman 5 (Jim Lorentz, Gerry Meehan), 14:29
2: MTL, Marc Tardif 21 (Bob Murdoch, Rejean Houle), 4:26
BUF, Craig Ramsay 10 (Don Luce), 6:06 - SH
3: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 37, 18:28
MTL, Frank Mahovlich 31, 19:56 - EN
Penalties:
1: Guy Lapointe, MTL [Delay of game] 14:29
2: Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 4:33
Tracy Pratt, BUF [Tripping] 15:44
Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Holding] 17:28
3: Marc Tardif, MTL [Hooking] 0:09
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -12 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 13- 8-11-32
BUF: 15-10-10-35
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 27-6-11)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 19-9-5)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Dave Shewchyk, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,668
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