Thursday, January 25, 1973 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
North Stars 2 at Sabres 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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19:34
Dean Prentice (19) Bob Nevin (11) MNS 1 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
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10:53
Bill Goldsworthy (18) Danny Grant (22), Dennis Hextall (32) MNS 2 – 0 BUF
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16:26
Jim Schoenfeld (2) PPG Gilbert Perreault (41), Rene Robert (32) MNS 2 – 1 BUF
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16:53
Gerry Meehan (27) Jim Lorentz (29) MNS 2 – 2 BUF
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18:33
Gilbert Perreault (18) Rene Robert (33), Rick Martin (25) MNS 2 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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12:25
Don Luce (12) Tim Horton (9) MNS 2 – 4 BUF
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18:56
Gilbert Perreault (19) Unassisted MNS 2 – 5 BUF
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nevin R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Danny Grant L | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Bill Goldsworthy R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.53 |
| Dean Prentice L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.52 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.38 |
| Barry Gibbs D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Tom Reid D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Charlie Burns C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Murray Oliver C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Buster Harvey R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Lou Nanne D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Ted Harris D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | L | 40 | 35 | 5 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.25 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault C | 2 | 1 | 11 | +2 | 3.25 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1.78 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 1.43 |
| Don Luce C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.08 |
| Tim Horton D | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.08 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.90 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| John Gould R | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Larry Mickey R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Randy Wyrozub C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Larry Hillman D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tracy Pratt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Paul Terbenche D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Hugh Harris C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 | 0.80 |