All NHL game summaries from December 31, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (17-15-4) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings (14-19-4) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Peter McNab 3 (Larry Carriere), 3:52 |
| DET, | Guy Charron 15 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 4:30 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 16 (Bill Collins, Brent Hughes), 5:24 | |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 12 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 11:16 - PP | |
| DET, | Guy Charron 16, 18:58 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 13 (Peter McNab, Jerry Korab), 6:17 |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 6 (Ron Stackhouse, Doug Roberts), 10:55 | |
| DET, | Red Berenson 9 (Larry Johnston, Bill Collins), 12:54 | |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 14 (Jerry Korab, Peter McNab), 14:30 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Paul Terbenche 1 (Don Luce), 3:48 |
| BUF, | Rick Dudley 7 (Don Luce, Craig Ramsay), 10:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Libett, DET [Hooking] 9:23 |
| Bill Collins, DET [Interference] 10:26 | |
| 2: | Ted Harris, DET [Interference] 16:00 |
| Steve Atkinson, BUF [Holding] 17:48 | |
| 3: | Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 5:43 |
| Larry Johnston, DET [Hooking] 6:45 |
Penalty time: BUF: 4 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 24 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nelson Debenedet | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 16-13-12-41
DET: 9- 9-13-31
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 13-8-4)
DET: Bill McKenzie (L, 2-3-2)
Referee: Peter Moffatt
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 13,864
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