NHL game summary from December 12, 1982
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (9-17-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (12-12-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | HAR, | Ron Francis 12 (Mark Johnson, Pierre Lacroix), 18:09 |
| 2: | HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 17 (Ron Francis), 11:19 |
| 3: | BUF, | Hannu Virta 7 (Tony McKegney, Sean McKenna), 17:18 |
| HAR, | Ron Francis 13 (Ray Neufeld, Mark Johnson), 19:44 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Anderson, HAR [Player leaving bench double minor, Game misconduct] 6:54 |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Charging, Fighting] 12:40 | |
| Mickey Volcan, HAR [Fighting] 12:40 | |
| 2: | Brent Peterson, BUF [Tripping] 4:28 |
| Mike Foligno, BUF [Fighting] 14:59 | |
| Michel Galarneau, HAR [Fighting] 14:59 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing] 14:59 | |
| Ed Hospodar, HAR [Roughing] 14:59 | |
| 3: | Mike McDougal, HAR [Tripping] 6:10 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Elbowing] 14:31 |
Penalty time: HAR: 28 minutes
BUF: 18 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Volcan | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Lacroix | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Francis | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Mark Johnson | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Michel Galarneau | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Neufeld | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Sulliman | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Renaud | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sullivan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McDougal | 32 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Marshall | 34 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannu Virta | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Housley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Moller | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Sean McKenna | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Peterson | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 6- 6-11-23
BUF: 19-11-11-41
Goalies: HAR: Greg Millen (W, 5-12-2)
BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 7-8-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Willard Norris
Attendance: 11,616
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