Detroit Red Wings
at
Buffalo Sabres
Dec 7, 1972 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | |
| 6 | 32 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:01 | BUF | Gerry Meehan (14) | Hugh Harris (8), Mike Robitaille (7) | 0 - 1 |
| 19:42 | BUF | Rene Robert (16) PP | Rick Martin (14), Jim Lorentz (15) | 0 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:42 | BUF | Rene Robert (17) | Rick Martin (15), Gilbert Perreault (26) | 0 - 3 |
| 15:09 | BUF | Craig Ramsay (6) | Don Luce (6) | 0 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:41 | BUF | Hugh Harris (4) | Gerry Meehan (7), Jim Lorentz (16) | 0 - 5 |
| 02:56 | DET | Tim Ecclestone (7) | Alex Delvecchio (10), Nick Libett (10) | 1 - 5 |
| 04:56 | BUF | Gerry Meehan (15) PP | Hugh Harris (9), Rick Martin (16) | 1 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:31 | BUF | Rene Robert | Interference | 2 |
| 14:18 | BUF | Jim Schoenfeld | Elbowing | 2 |
| 17:53 | DET | Ron Stackhouse | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 19:11 | BUF | Steve Atkinson | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:11 | DET | Guy Charron | Fighting | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:42 | DET | Thommie Bergman | Hooking | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 40:00 | |
| 27 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 60:00 |