NHL game summary from April 12, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (56-12-16) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (39-31-14) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens win, 4 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Serge Savard 2 (Frank Mahovlich, Pete Mahovlich), 1:32 |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 2 (Rejean Houle), 7:33 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 2 (Henri Richard, Serge Savard), 8:53 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 3 (Jimmy Roberts, Murray Wilson), 16:03 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 5, 11:41 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 3 (Jim Lorentz, Gilbert Perreault), 19:48 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Martin, BUF [Roughing] 4:45 |
| Murray Wilson, MTL [Roughing] 4:45 | |
| Tim Horton, BUF [Tripping] 16:35 | |
| 2: | Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Hi-sticking] 4:11 |
| Norm Gratton, BUF [Holding] 6:34 | |
| 3: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 15:04 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Delay of game] 19:32 | |
| Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Misconduct] 19:32 |
Penalty time: MTL: 18 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 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 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 13- 7- 4-24
BUF: 16- 8-20-44
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-2-0)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 2-2-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,668
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