NHL game summary from December 25, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (7-21-8) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (9-20-6) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Mike Murphy 6 (Frank St. Marseille), 2:55 - PP |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 17 (Rick Martin, Al Hamilton), 5:38 | |
| BUF, | Chris Evans 4 (Phil Goyette), 12:47 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Danny Lawson 3 (Kevin O'Shea, Jim Watson), 7:04 |
| 3: | STL, | Mike Murphy 7 (Garry Unger), 4:29 |
| BUF, | Danny Lawson 4 (Larry Hillman), 7:18 - SH | |
| STL, | Jack Egers 10 (Barclay Plager, Mike Murphy), 17:53 - PP | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 17 (Carl Brewer), 19:33 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chris Evans, BUF [Hooking] 1:36 |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Holding] 15:54 | |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Hooking] 19:16 | |
| 2: | Frank St. Marseille, STL [Hooking] 4:11 |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Misconduct] 4:11 | |
| Ron Anderson, BUF [Hooking] 12:22 | |
| 3: | Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 5:35 |
| Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 14:36 | |
| Chris Evans, BUF [Holding] 16:43 | |
| Frank St. Marseille, STL [Tripping] 18:44 |
Penalty time: BUF: 10 minutes
STL: 18 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brewer | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 3 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Shires | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Hornung | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6- 9- 8-23
STL: 11-16-14-41
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (T, 1-4-2)
STL: Ernie Wakely (T, 3-9-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 18,162
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