NHL game summary from March 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (24-38-13) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (15-42-19) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PIT, | Steve Cardwell 6 (Nick Harbaruk, Ron Schock), 10:38 |
| BUF, | Steve Atkinson 14 (Rick Martin, Rene Robert), 17:38 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Bryan Hextall 20 (Greg Polis), 13:41 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 12 (Jim Lorentz, Al Hamilton), 19:47 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tracy Pratt, BUF [Tripping] 3:29 |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Interference] 5:42 | |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Slashing] 5:42 | |
| Ron Schock, PIT [Cross checking] 7:21 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Slashing] 8:52 | |
| Jim Lorentz, BUF [Slashing] 12:07 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Hooking] 13:37 | |
| 2: | Mike Robitaille, BUF [Elbowing] 5:05 |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Elbowing] 11:53 | |
| Al McDonough, PIT [Hi-sticking] 11:53 | |
| Steve Cardwell, PIT [Holding] 16:29 | |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Tripping] 18:38 | |
| 3: | Eddie Shack, PIT [Roughing] 4:23 |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Roughing] 4:23 | |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Interference] 4:37 | |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Roughing] 5:39 | |
| Al McDonough, PIT [Roughing] 5:39 |
Penalty time: PIT: 14 minutes
BUF: 20 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7-14-15-36
BUF: 10- 7-10-27
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (T, 15-15-4)
BUF: Roger Crozier (T, 12-35-14)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Alan Glaspell, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,360
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