The Montreal Canadiens squeaked out a win over the Buffalo Sabres, 2 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1973 playoff series on April 4, 1973.

Sabres

0-1-0

1-0-0

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd period

BUF

MTL

Craig Ramsay (EV) assisted by Don Luce

Jacques Lemaire (EV) assisted by Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Laperriere

3rd period

BUF

MTL

Yvan Cournoyer (PP) assisted by Serge Savard and Jacques Lemaire

Sabres

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Canadiens

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Dave Dryden (L) D. Dryden	0	1	0	36	34	.944	2	2.02	0	59

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Larry Carriere L. Carriere	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.0
Norm Gratton N. Gratton	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Larry Hillman L. Hillman	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0.0
Tim Horton T. Horton	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jim Lorentz J. Lorentz	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0.0
Don Luce D. Luce	0	1	1	0	0	4	0.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.0
Gerry Meehan G. Meehan	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Larry Mickey L. Mickey	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.0
Tracy Pratt T. Pratt	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	1	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
Rene Robert R. Robert	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.0
Mike Robitaille M. Robitaille	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jim Schoenfeld J. Schoenfeld	0	0	0	+1	0	0

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ken Dryden (W) K. Dryden	1	0	0	32	31	.969	1	1.00	0	60

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Pierre Bouchard P. Bouchard	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1	2	50.0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jacques Laperriere J. Laperriere	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
Claude Larose C. Larose	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Chuck Lefley C. Lefley	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1	0	3	33.3
Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Peter Mahovlich P. Mahovlich	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	0
Bob Murdoch B. Murdoch	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Henri Richard H. Richard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Jimmy Roberts J. Roberts	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	7	0.0
Marc Tardif M. Tardif	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Murray Wilson M. Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0