All NHL game summaries from December 9, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-10-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (14-11-1) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gerry Meehan 11 (Jim Lorentz, Rene Robert), 3:19 - PP |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 18 (Rene Robert, Gerry Meehan), 16:15 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gerry Meehan 12 (Rick Dudley, Jim Lorentz), 9:07 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 12 (Mike Robitaille, Craig Ramsay), 16:52 | |
| TOR, | Denis Dupere 2 (Tim Ecclestone, Jim McKenny), 18:18 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 19, 4:44 |
| TOR, | Rick Kehoe 7 (Garry Monahan, Lanny McDonald), 18:53 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Pelyk, TOR [Hooking] 2:42 |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Hi-sticking] 3:30 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Elbowing] 6:08 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Tripping] 10:41 | |
| Bob Neely, TOR [Hooking] 15:23 | |
| 2: | Tracy Pratt, BUF [Tripping] 4:44 |
| Mike Robitaille, BUF [Slashing] 6:00 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Slashing] 9:54 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Cross checking] 19:50 | |
| 3: | Mike Pelyk, TOR [Roughing] 8:13 |
| Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 8:13 | |
| Jim McKenny, TOR [Tripping] 9:51 | |
| Larry Carriere, BUF [Tripping] 18:08 | |
| Bob Neely, TOR [Misconduct] 19:53 |
Penalty time: TOR: 24 minutes
BUF: 12 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 3-12-10-25
BUF: 8- 5-11-24
Goalies: TOR: Eddie Johnston (L, 6-3-1)
BUF: Roger Crozier (W, 4-2-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,858
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-13-7) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (13-5-7) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Gary Gambucci 1, 13:27 |
| CHI, | John Marks 5 (Stan Mikita, Dick Redmond), 15:06 | |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 16, 15:35 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Pit Martin 11 (Jim Pappin, Dennis Hull), 7:03 - PP |
| CHI, | Dennis Hull 11 (Pit Martin, Phil Russell), 14:14 | |
| CHI, | Dennis Hull 12 (Pit Martin, Doug Jarrett), 19:12 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Murray Oliver 3 (Gary Gambucci, Fred Barrett), 6:08 |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 5 (Stan Mikita, Bill White), 14:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 6:49 |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Cross checking] 9:27 | |
| 2: | Tony Featherstone, MIN [Hooking] 6:24 |
| 3: | Darcy Rota, CHI [Elbowing] 15:48 |
| Dean Prentice, MIN [Hi-sticking] 18:42 |
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Gambucci | 24 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Holbrook | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Featherstone | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Fern Rivard | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lynn Powis | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Kryskow | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 16-10-15-41
CHI: 8-13- 6-27
Goalies: MIN: Fern Rivard (L, 1-1-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 13-5-7)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (7-17-2) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (13-8-7) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | CAL, | Stan Weir 3 (Brent Meeke, Pete Laframboise), 3:37 |
| NYR, | Ted Irvine 10 (Pete Stemkowski, Gilles Marotte), 3:56 | |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 9 (Bobby Rousseau, Rod Gilbert), 9:10 - PP | |
| CAL, | Stan Gilbertson 5 (Morris Mott, Rick Kessell), 13:19 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 13 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 7:08 |
| NYR, | Larry Sacharuk 2 (Walt Tkaczuk, Rod Seiling), 14:52 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Morris Mott 2 (Ray McKay, Stan Gilbertson), 5:08 |
| NYR, | Brad Park 8, 9:58 | |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 10 (Bobby Rousseau, Rod Gilbert), 15:32 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pete Laframboise, CAL [Hooking] 7:49 |
| Ron Harris, NYR [Hooking] 15:02 | |
| Brent Meeke, CAL [Hooking] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Ray McKay, CAL [Tripping] 9:54 |
| 3: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Roughing] 12:58 |
| Stan Weir, CAL [Hooking] 13:59 |
Penalty time: CAL: 8 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ray McKay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brent Meeke | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Champoux | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 39 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 18-11-10-39
NYR: 8-16-14-38
Goalies: CAL: Bob Champoux (L, 1-1-0)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 2-2-1)
Referee: Dave Shewchyk
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (18-4-3) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (16-6-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 5 (Don Saleski, Andre Dupont), 9:22 |
| 2: | PHI, | Simon Nolet 6 (Andre Dupont), 5:04 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 27 (Carol Vadnais), 15:22 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 10 (Don Saleski, Tom Bladon), 6:57 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 15 (Wayne Cashman), 18:38 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 28 (Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk), 19:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Schultz, PHI [Cross checking] 4:49 |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 4:49 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Elbowing] 11:08 | |
| 2: | Terry Crisp, PHI [Holding] 13:07 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 16:27 | |
| 3: | Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Slashing] 11:33 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8- 9- 9-26
PHI: 10-10-10-30
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (T, 14-2-2)
PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 16-5-3)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,007
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