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Semifinals, Game 1 · Apr 27, 1975 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Canadiens |
5 | 31 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
6 | 43 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:32 | MTL | Guy Lapointe (4) PP | Unassisted | 1 - 0 |
| 05:12 | BUF | Rick Martin (4) PP | Fred Stanfield (2), Gilbert Perreault (6) | 1 - 1 |
| 11:22 | BUF | Rene Robert (3) | Gilbert Perreault (7) | 1 - 2 |
| 18:07 | BUF | Rick Dudley (3) | Jim Lorentz (2), Peter McNab (3) | 1 - 3 |
| 18:29 | MTL | Guy Lafleur (6) | Jacques Lemaire (3) | 2 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:44 | MTL | Guy Lapointe (5) SH | Peter Mahovlich (4), Don Awrey (5) | 3 - 3 |
| 10:57 | MTL | Yvan Cournoyer (4) PP | Peter Mahovlich (5), Jacques Lemaire (4) | 4 - 3 |
| 18:15 | BUF | Gilbert Perreault (4) | Rick Martin (4) | 4 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:20 | BUF | Jim Lorentz (3) | Peter McNab (4), Fred Stanfield (3) | 4 - 5 |
| 19:36 | MTL | Jacques Lemaire (2) | Yvan Cournoyer (4) | 5 - 5 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 04:42 | BUF | Danny Gare (4) | Craig Ramsay (4) | 5 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:20 | BUF | Rick Martin | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:47 | MTL | Henri Richard | Holding | 2 |
| 08:22 | BUF | Larry Carriere | Interference | 2 |
| 15:46 | MTL | Steve Shutt | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:06 | MTL | Guy Lafleur | Hooking | 2 |
| 09:35 | BUF | Team | Delaying game bench | 2 |
| 09:35 | BUF | Jim Schoenfeld | Hooking | 2 |
| 13:07 | BUF | Rick Martin | Holding | 2 |
| 15:20 | BUF | Bill Hajt | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:28 | MTL | Bob Gainey | Tripping | 2 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 01:50 | MTL | Bob Gainey | Tripping | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Guy Lapointe |
D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Yvan Cournoyer |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Peter Mahovlich |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Risebrough |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Glen Sather |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Shutt |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Mario Tremblay |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Yvon Lambert |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Henri Richard |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Larry Robinson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Gainey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Pierre Bouchard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Jimmy Roberts |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
L | 43 | 37 | 6 | 64:39 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Jim Lorentz |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Fred Stanfield |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Rene Robert |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Danny Gare |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 99 |  Rick Dudley |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Jocelyn Guevremont |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Larry Carriere |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Jerry Korab |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 13 |  Jim Schoenfeld |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brian Spencer |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bill Hajt |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Lee Fogolin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Roger Crozier |
W | 28 | 24 | 4 | 63:46 |
| 30 |  Gerry Desjardins |
3 | 2 | 1 | 00:56 |