NHL game summary from December 13, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (18-8-3) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (15-8-7) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | Ken Hodge 16 (Bobby Orr), 8:19 - PP |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 16 (Gregg Sheppard), 8:30 | |
| BUF, | Larry Hillman 4 (Rene Robert), 9:55 - PP | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 7 (Larry Mickey, Don Luce), 13:08 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gerry Meehan 16 (Hugh Harris, Jim Lorentz), 2:16 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 13 (Rene Robert, Jim Lorentz), 5:51 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 9 (Gregg Sheppard), 8:31 | |
| BUF, | Steve Atkinson 6 (Craig Ramsay), 11:25 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 14 (Rick Martin, Rene Robert), :45 - PP |
| BUF, | Don Luce 8 (Jim Schoenfeld), 2:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Slashing] 3:14 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Slashing] 3:14 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Charging, Fighting] 6:35 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Fighting] 6:35 | |
| Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Charging] 9:12 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:28 | |
| Mike Robitaille, BUF [Elbowing] 14:58 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 18:57 | |
| 2: | Don Marcotte, BOS [Slashing] 3:49 |
| Nick Beverley, BOS [Game misconduct] 10:22 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:22 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:22 | |
| Mike Robitaille, BUF [Holding] 15:59 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Elbowing] 19:46 | |
| 3: | Paul Terbenche, BUF [Tripping] 3:50 |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Fighting] 10:58 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding, Fighting] 10:58 | |
| Steve Atkinson, BUF [Misconduct] 10:58 | |
| Mike Walton, BOS [Tripping] 11:38 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:30 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:30 | |
| Butch Deadmarsh, BUF [Game misconduct] 18:30 | |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Game misconduct] 18:30 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Misconduct] 18:30 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Player leaving bench double minor, Game misconduct] 18:30 |
Penalty time: BOS: 78 minutes
BUF: 76 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Adams | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 15-10- 7-32
BUF: 9- 9-12-30
Goalies: BOS: John Adams (L, 4-1-1)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 5-3-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 15,668
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