All NHL game summaries from April 8, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (55-11-16) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (38-30-14) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 5 (Murray Wilson, Chuck Lefley), 18:37 |
| 2: | BUF, | Jim Schoenfeld 2 (Jim Lorentz, Gerry Meehan), 11:13 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 2 (Larry Carriere, Rene Robert), 14:29 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 2 (Gilbert Perreault), 1:28 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 1, 19:19 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 3 (Rene Robert, Rick Martin), 19:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Carriere, BUF [Hooking] 8:47 | |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Hooking] 16:32 | ||
| 2: | Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 13:27 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 2 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 50 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 50 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-10- 4-24
BUF: 11-19-20-50
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 3-1-0)
BUF: Roger Crozier (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,660
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (39-32-11) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Minnesota North Stars (39-32-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Series tied, 2-2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 1 (Bill Flett, Tom Bladon), 18:57 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bill Barber 2 (Andre Dupont, Bill Flett), 14:16 |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 1 (Gary Dornhoefer, Rick MacLeish), 16:00 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Joe Watson, PHI [Holding] 0:17 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Charging] 2:54 | |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey, MIN [Tripping] 10:36 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 11:47 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 18:07 | |
| Dean Prentice, MIN [Tripping, Misconduct] 19:10 | |
| 2: | Ed Van Impe, PHI [Hooking] 3:47 |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Interference] 7:26 | |
| Ed Van Impe, PHI [Hooking] 14:57 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Tripping] 17:00 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Tripping] 18:54 | |
| 3: | Dennis Hextall, MIN [Roughing] 4:55 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Roughing double minor] 4:55 | |
| Terry Crisp, PHI [Interference] 18:08 | |
| Murray Oliver, MIN [Hooking] 18:52 |
Penalty time: PHI: 18 minutes
MIN: 24 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Holbrook | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9-10-13-32
MIN: 15- 7- 9-31
Goalies: PHI: Doug Favell (W, 2-2-0)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 2-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,449
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (52-25-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
 New York Rangers (50-24-8) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| New York Rangers lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 1 (Brad Park, Bobby Rousseau), 2:35 |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 4 (Bruce MacGregor, Ted Irvine), 16:30 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Bobby Rousseau 1 (Jim Neilson), 11:22 |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 2 (Bill Fairbairn), 19:15 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Derek Sanderson, BOS [Slashing] 19:01 |
| 2: | Jim Neilson, NYR [Tripping] 4:01 |
| Doug Roberts, BOS [Interference] 12:31 | |
| 3: | Bert Marshall, NYR [Tripping] 11:01 |
| Glen Sather, NYR [Holding] 12:01 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYR [Hooking] 13:36 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Roughing] 16:47 | |
| Ed Giacomin, NYR [Roughing] 16:47 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 5-13-15-33
NYR: 10-10- 5-25
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 1-1-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 3-1-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (45-28-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
 St. Louis Blues (33-37-12) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Chicago Blackhawks lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 3 (Chico Maki, Doug Jarrett), 6:33 |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 1 (Stan Mikita, Dick Redmond), 11:11 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 2 (Bob Plager, Garry Unger), 16:48 | |
| 2: | STL, | Phil Roberto 2, 14:03 |
| STL, | Fran Huck 1 (Garry Unger, Ab DeMarco), 15:31 | |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 1 (Phil Roberto, Steve Durbano), 18:29 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Chico Maki 1 (Ralph Backstrom), 14:21 |
| STL, | Garry Unger 1 (Chris Evans, Fran Huck), 16:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Durbano, STL [Elbowing] 12:50 |
| Bench penalty, CHI [Too many men on the ice] 14:29 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Tripping] 18:23 | |
| 2: | Bill White, CHI [Cross checking] 10:28 |
| 3: | Jack Egers, STL [Hooking] 3:33 |
| Bob Plager, STL [Hooking] 8:08 | |
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Slashing] 11:21 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hi-sticking] 19:23 |
Penalty time: CHI: 10 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 40 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Curtis | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Connie Madigan | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 9-11-20-40
STL: 16-12-11-39
Goalies: CHI: Gary Smith (L, 0-1-0)
STL: Wayne Stephenson (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn
Attendance: 18,868
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