Sunday, December 9, 1973 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Maple Leafs 2 at Sabres 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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3:19
Gerry Meehan (11) PPG Jim Lorentz (16), Rene Robert (19) TOR 0 – 1 BUF
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16:15
Rick Martin (18) PPG Rene Robert (20), Gerry Meehan (16) TOR 0 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
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9:07
Gerry Meehan (12) Rick Dudley (4), Jim Lorentz (17) TOR 0 – 3 BUF
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16:52
Don Luce (12) Craig Ramsay (9), Mike Robitaille (11) TOR 0 – 4 BUF
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18:18
Denis Dupere (2) Tim Ecclestone (6), Jim McKenny (9) TOR 1 – 4 BUF
3rd Period
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4:44
Rick Martin (19) Unassisted TOR 1 – 5 BUF
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18:53
Rick Kehoe (7) PPG Garry Monahan (4), Lanny McDonald (6) TOR 2 – 5 BUF
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Dupere L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.98 |
| Rick Kehoe R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.98 |
| Tim Ecclestone L | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Jim McKenny D | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Garry Monahan L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Lanny McDonald R | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Ian Turnbull D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Borje Salming D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Paul Henderson L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Norm Ullman C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Inge Hammarstrom L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Errol Thompson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Ron Ellis R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Darryl Sittler C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Brian Glennie D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.37 |
| Mike Pelyk D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.52 |
| Bob Neely R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1.13 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | L | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 60:00 | -1.85 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Meehan C | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2.43 |
| Rick Martin L | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.88 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 1.40 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Mike Robitaille D | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Rick Dudley L | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Don Luce C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.68 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0.45 |
| Tim Horton D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.30 |
| John Gould R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Peter McNab C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Tracy Pratt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.07 |
| Norm Gratton L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Doug Rombough C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paul Terbenche D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Larry Carriere D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 | 0.80 |