The New York Rangers were defeated by the Buffalo Sabres, 3 to 2, on December 6, 1972.

Final

Sabres

12-8-7

3

Rangers

16-8-3

2

Team

BUF

NYR

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

NYR

Bill Fairbairn (EV) assisted by Walt Tkaczuk and Ted Irvine

Randy Wyrozub (EV) assisted by Mike Robitaille and Craig Ramsay

2nd period

BUF

NYR

Jean Ratelle (EV) assisted by Rod Gilbert

3rd period

BUF

NYR

Hugh Harris (EV) assisted by Gerry Meehan and Mike Robitaille

Gerry Meehan (EV) assisted by Jim Lorentz

Sabres

Rangers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Rangers

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Dave Dryden (W) D. Dryden	1	0	0	33	31	.939	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Steve Atkinson S. Atkinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Larry Carriere L. Carriere	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Hugh Harris H. Harris	1	0	1	+2	0	0	2	50.0
Larry Hillman L. Hillman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Jim Lorentz J. Lorentz	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	0.0
Don Luce D. Luce	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0.0
Gerry Meehan G. Meehan	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	50.0
Larry Mickey L. Mickey	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0.0
Rene Robert R. Robert	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Robitaille M. Robitaille	0	2	2	+2	2	0	4	0.0
Jim Schoenfeld J. Schoenfeld	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	0.0
Randy Wyrozub R. Wyrozub	1	0	1	+1	0	0	1	100.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gilles Villemure (L) G. Villemure	0	1	0	28	25	.893	3	3.05	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Gene Carr G. Carr	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Ab Demarco Jr. A. Demarco Jr.	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0.0
Bill Fairbairn B. Fairbairn	1	0	1	+1	0	4	25.0
Rod Gilbert R. Gilbert	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0.0
Vic Hadfield V. Hadfield	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0
Ron Harris R. Harris	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Ted Irvine T. Irvine	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0.0
Randy Legge R. Legge	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bruce MacGregor B. MacGregor	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jean Ratelle J. Ratelle	1	0	1	-2	0	2	50.0
Dale Rolfe D. Rolfe	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0.0
Bobby Rousseau B. Rousseau	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rod Seiling R. Seiling	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Walt Tkaczuk W. Tkaczuk	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0.0