New York Islanders
at
Buffalo Sabres
Jan 3, 1973 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
1 | 18 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 30 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 18:20 | BUF | Mike Robitaille (3) | Rene Robert (28), Gilbert Perreault (35) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:59 | BUF | Rene Robert (24) | Rick Martin (22), Tim Horton (8) | 0 - 2 |
| 11:28 | BUF | Gerry Meehan (23) | Steve Atkinson (9), Jim Lorentz (26) | 0 - 3 |
| 14:21 | NYI | Brian Spencer (6) | Lorne Henning (6), Ed Westfall (13) | 1 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 08:11 | BUF | Rick Martin (24) | Gilbert Perreault (36), Rene Robert (29) | 1 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:17 | BUF | Larry Hillman | Roughing | 2 |
| 02:17 | NYI | Craig Cameron | Roughing | 2 |
| 05:14 | BUF | Hugh Harris | Charging | 2 |
| 08:40 | NYI | Gerry Hart | Holding | 2 |
| 09:05 | BUF | Rene Robert | Tripping | 2 |
| 13:10 | NYI | Brian Lavender | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 18:26 | NYI | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Brian Spencer |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Lorne Henning |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Bryan Lefley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Gerry Hart |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Ken Murray |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Bill Mikkelson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Don Blackburn |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Brian Lavender |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Dave Hudson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Billy Harris |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Terry Crisp |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Tom Miller |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Arnie Brown |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Craig Cameron |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Gerry Desjardins |
L | 30 | 26 | 4 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Rene Robert |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Mike Robitaille |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Tim Horton |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Jim Lorentz |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Atkinson |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Tracy Pratt |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Larry Hillman |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Larry Mickey |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Paul Terbenche |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Butch Deadmarsh |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Hugh Harris |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Randy Wyrozub |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Dave Dryden |
W | 18 | 17 | 1 | 60:00 |