NHL game summary from April 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (55-10-16) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (37-30-14) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 1 (Guy Lapointe, Marc Tardif), 16:56 - PP |
| 2: | BUF, | Larry Mickey 1 (Craig Ramsay, Tim Horton), 1:13 |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 1 (Yvan Cournoyer), 8:44 - PP | |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 1 (Serge Savard), 9:00 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 1 (Gilbert Perreault, Roger Crozier), :54 - PP |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 1 (Pierre Bouchard), 12:15 | |
| MTL, | Henri Richard 1 (Pete Mahovlich), 19:12 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Hooking] 4:17 |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hi-sticking] 4:53 | |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Leaving penalty box] 6:42 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 10:57 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Cross checking] 12:26 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hi-sticking] 16:23 | |
| 2: | Tim Horton, BUF [Tripping] 6:10 |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Slashing] 8:09 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Holding, Misconduct] 12:54 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Slashing] 13:52 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Elbowing] 17:59 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Hooking] 17:59 | |
| 3: | Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Holding] 0:32 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing] 1:11 |
Penalty time: MTL: 24 minutes
BUF: 14 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-12- 6-27
BUF: 14-17-13-44
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 3-0-0)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,668
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com