Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Thu, Jan 6, 1972 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium · 1971–72 Regular Season
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Thu, Jan 6, 1972 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Bobby Orr led the way with 3 points. Gerry Cheevers made 18 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 40–20.
Linescore
| Team | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|
| BOS | 5 | 40 |
| BUF | 2 | 20 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bobby Orr | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Derek Sanderson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | John McKenzie | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Phil Esposito | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Johnny Bucyk | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Rick Smith | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Fred Stanfield | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Ed Westfall | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Ted Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Garnet Bailey | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Matt Ravlich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Mike Walton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Wayne Cashman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ken Hodge | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Don Marcotte | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Reggie Leach | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Dallas Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Gerry Cheevers | W | 20 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rick Martin | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Gerry Meehan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Gilbert Perreault | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Mike Byers | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Craig Ramsay | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Steve Atkinson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Kevin O'Shea | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Don Luce | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Al Hamilton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Ron Anderson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Chris Evans | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Larry Hillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Danny Lawson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Eddie Shack | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Jim Watson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Ray Mckay | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Randy Wyrozub | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Crozier | L | 40 | 35 | 5 | .875 | 60:00 |