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Buffalo Sabres
Dec 23, 1971 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins |
4 | 39 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:48 | BOS | Derek Sanderson (5) | Dallas Smith (9), Reggie Leach (9) | 1 - 0 |
| 11:21 | BUF | Rick Martin (22) PP | Eddie Shack (9), Gilbert Perreault (25) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:47 | BOS | Reggie Leach (6) | Derek Sanderson (13) | 2 - 1 |
| 02:04 | BOS | Phil Esposito (26) | Ken Hodge (21), Eddie Johnston (1) | 3 - 1 |
| 11:42 | BUF | Gilbert Perreault (15) | Rick Martin (17), Chris Evans (11) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:19 | BUF | Gilbert Perreault (16) | Jim Watson (2) | 3 - 3 |
| 04:34 | BUF | Mike Byers (7) | Gilbert Perreault (26) | 3 - 4 |
| 05:34 | BOS | Ken Hodge (9) | Phil Esposito (32), Bobby Orr (32) | 4 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:51 | BOS | Bobby Orr | High sticking | 2 |
| 15:35 | BUF | Eddie Shack | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:06 | BOS | John McKenzie | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:33 | BUF | Chris Evans | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:38 | BOS | Phil Esposito | Fighting | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 19:38 | BUF | Larry Hillman | Fighting | 5 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Derek Sanderson |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Reggie Leach |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Bobby Orr |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ted Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Garnet Bailey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Walton |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Fred Stanfield |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  John McKenzie |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Matt Ravlich |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Eddie Johnston |
T | 28 | 24 | 4 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Mike Byers |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Jim Watson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Chris Evans |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Eddie Shack |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Al Hamilton |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Ray Mckay |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Larry Hillman |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Phil Goyette |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Danny Lawson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Atkinson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ron Anderson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Kevin O'Shea |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Dave Dryden |
T | 39 | 35 | 4 | 60:00 |