NHL game summary from December 22, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (14-14-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (19-7-5) |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 17, :09 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 13 (Frank Mahovlich), 5:40 - PP | |
| MTL, | Claude Larose 2 (Murray Wilson, Larry Robinson), 10:42 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 18 (Jacques Lemaire, Chuck Lefley), 14:42 |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 10 (Doug Rombough, Rick Martin), 1:35 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 19 (Guy Lapointe, Michel Larocque), 7:25 - PP | |
| MTL, | Jimmy Roberts 3 (Serge Savard), 10:21 - SH | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 14 (Guy Lapointe), 11:14 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Peter McNab, BUF 4:43 |
| Henri Richard, MTL 7:37 | |
| 2: | Rick Dudley, BUF [Misconduct] 2:04 |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [major] 3:15 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [major] 3:15 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL 10:38 | |
| 3: | Norm Gratton, BUF 6:58 |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL 9:41 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL 13:55 |
Penalty time: BUF: 19 minutes
MTL: 13 minutes
| 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 | 2 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Rombough | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 35 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Michel Larocque | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6-18-11-35
MTL: 10-12-12-34
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 4-5-0)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 7-3-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Charles Banfield, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 16,415
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