NHL game summary from December 27, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (13-18-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (16-14-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1: BUF, Rick Martin 22 (Gilbert Perreault), 8:03
2: BUF, Gilbert Perreault 4 (Rene Robert), 15:53
BUF, Rick Martin 23 (Don Luce), 19:56
3: DET, Nelson Debenedet 3 (Guy Charron, Nick Libett), 13:00
Penalties:
1: Brent Hughes, DET [Roughing] 0:17
Larry Carriere, BUF [Interference] 10:38
Bill Hogaboam, DET [Hooking] 16:01
2: Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 3:12
Brent Hughes, DET [Hooking] 5:00
Norm Gratton, BUF [Slashing] 8:20
Larry Carriere, BUF [Delay of game] 17:45
3: Rick Dudley, BUF [Interference] 3:36
Ron Stackhouse, DET [Kneeing] 6:48
Larry Johnston, DET [Cross checking] 8:25
Rick Dudley, BUF [Hooking] 10:51
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
BUF: 12 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nelson Debenedet | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Hughes | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Rombough | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 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) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 2-12-11-25
BUF: 11-13-16-40
Goalies: DET: Bill McKenzie (L, 1-2-2)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 12-7-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,858
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