NHL game summary from February 27, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (18-31-15) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (13-35-15) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | CAL, | Wayne Carleton 15 (Reggie Leach, Bobby Sheehan), 12:32 |
| CAL, | Gerry Pinder 22 (Stan Gilbertson, Ivan Boldirev), 16:59 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Ivan Boldirev 13 (Stan Gilbertson, Gerry Pinder), 13:51 |
| BUF, | Randy Wyrozub 2 (Don Luce, Eddie Shack), 15:14 | |
| BUF, | Danny Lawson 6 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 16:42 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 7 (Al Hamilton), 7:32 |
| CAL, | Reggie Leach 8 (Joey Johnston, Stan Gilbertson), 9:25 | |
| BUF, | Jim Watson 2 (Don Luce), 16:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Smith, CAL [Hi-sticking] 1:49 |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Slashing] 1:49 | |
| Craig Patrick, CAL [Tripping] 3:52 | |
| 2: | Bobby Sheehan, CAL [Tripping] 1:44 |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Tripping] 17:07 | |
| 3: | Rick Martin, BUF [Tripping] 5:10 |
Penalty time: CAL: 6 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 44 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 18-10-16-44
BUF: 8-11-12-31
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (T, 14-19-11)
BUF: Roger Crozier (T, 10-30-13)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 15,360
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