Montréal Canadiens
at
Buffalo Sabres
Feb 20, 1972 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 32 | |
| 0 | 32 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:27 | MTL | Frank Mahovlich (29) | Claude Larose (13), Guy Lapointe (26) | 1 - 0 |
| 09:25 | MTL | Claude Larose (17) | Guy Lapointe (27), J.C. Tremblay (44) | 2 - 0 |
| 11:35 | MTL | Peter Mahovlich (23) | Unassisted | 3 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 18:44 | MTL | Frank Mahovlich (30) | Claude Larose (14), Guy Lapointe (28) | 4 - 0 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 13:07 | BUF | Chris Evans | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:01 | BUF | Al Hamilton | Elbowing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:11 | BUF | Don Luce | Fighting | 5 |
| 01:11 | MTL | Jimmy Roberts | Fighting | 5 |
| 11:54 | MTL | Guy Lapointe | Elbowing | 2 |
| 19:15 | MTL | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | W, SO | 32 | 32 | 0 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | L | 32 | 28 | 4 | 60:00 |