NHL game summary from December 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (18-7-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (14-13-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: MTL, Chuck Lefley 10 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer), 17:01
2: MTL, Jimmy Roberts 2 (Henri Richard), 1:38
BUF, Rick Dudley 6 (Tim Horton, Gerry Meehan), 10:27
3: BUF, Rene Robert 9 (Tim Horton), 9:12
Penalties:
1: Tim Horton, BUF [Tripping] 3:17
2: none
3: Paul Terbenche, BUF [Holding] 0:55
Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Tripping] 3:02
Penalty time: MTL: 2 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Plasse | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rombough | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9- 7-11-27
BUF: 7- 6- 9-22
Goalies: MTL: Michel Plasse (T, 3-0-2)
BUF: Dave Dryden (T, 10-7-4)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,858
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