NHL game summary from March 17, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (33-25-13) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (47-9-15) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gerry Meehan 30 (Larry Hillman, Hugh Harris), 4:35 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 16 (Craig Ramsay), 9:22 | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 14 (Guy Lapointe), 16:11 - PP | |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 15 (Jimmy Roberts), 17:11 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 15 (Guy Lafleur, Serge Savard), 14:08 |
| BUF, | Norm Gratton 9 (Mike Robitaille, Rick Martin), 16:38 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Carriere, BUF [Slashing] 14:49 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Marc Tardif, MTL [Charging] 4:40 | |
Penalty time: BUF: 2 minutes
MTL: 2 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 12-12-10-34
MTL: 14-16-11-41
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (T, 14-12-7)
MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 31-7-12)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 18,853
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