NHL game summary from December 8, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (13-11-1) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (18-4-2) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 26 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 3:58 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 17 (Rene Robert), 7:40 | |
| BUF, | Don Luce 11 (Rene Robert, Rick Martin), 11:13 - PP | |
| BOS, | Andre Savard 9 (Don Marcotte, Chris Oddleifson), 14:02 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 14 (Don Marcotte), 8:11 |
| 3: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 8, 10:48 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 19 (Phil Esposito), 14:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 9:55 |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Hooking] 18:31 | |
| 2: | Andre Savard, BOS [Fighting] 3:09 |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Fighting] 3:09 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Misconduct] 10:38 | |
| 3: | Derek Sanderson, BOS [Misconduct] 12:17 |
Penalty time: BUF: 7 minutes
BOS: 27 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Joe Noris | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rombough | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 9-13-31
BOS: 10- 9-13-32
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (L, 10-7-1)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 14-2-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 15,003
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