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January 28, 1973

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo

AFM 8 – 5 BUF

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs AFM all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
AFM1348
BUF2215
Shots on goal AFM 26, BUF 31W L. MyreL R. Crozier
Summary

Buffalo had more shots on goal in all situations and lost 5-8.

IN NET
Buffalo R. Crozier .692
AFM L. Myre .839
TURNING POINT
R. Comeau goal (P3 9:02), Sabres win chance drops from 56% to 21%
WIN DNA
2 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
G. Meehan
4 (4A)
POINTS
R. Crozier
.692 (18/26)
SAVE %

Game Flow

Running shot attempts for and against, all situations. Shading shows who led.

Tied for only 21 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

P3 20:00
+5+30-3-5shot attemptsBUFAFM

Dots are goals, navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Score-adjusted weights each attempt by how often teams take one in that score state, home or away, at that point of the game, league-wide (2016-17 to 2025-26): the share as if the game were tied at a neutral site. Score-tied counts only attempts while tied, and needs 15 tied minutes and 30 attempts.

Win Probability

Buffalo's chance of winning, from the score, the time left and the strength state.

Opened at 61%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFAFM
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P3 09:02R. Comeau (14) 56% to 21%-35
  2. P3 04:22J. Lorentz (18) 25% to 56%+31
  3. P3 02:34K. McCreary (16) 57% to 27%-30
  4. P2 16:11H. Harris (10) 32% to 58%+26

Dots are goals, diamonds penalties, squares a goalie pull; navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Each team is expected to score at the league rate for the season, tilted for home ice and scaled for the strength state. The chance Buffalo ends regulation ahead follows from the score and the time left, with a tie going to 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout. The opening value comes from both teams' goals for and against to that date, regressed toward the league average early in a season, plus home ice. This feed carries no on-ice strength codes, so power plays are read from the penalty calls alone.

Win DNA

2 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1972–73 regular season (78 games).

Wins (37)Losses (27)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
Yes
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 87% when yes, 15% when no
No
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
too few games to split
No
Scored first
Sabres win 82% when yes, 32% when no
Yes
Depth forward scored
too few games to split

Box Score

Player
G
A
P ▾
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
GS
#15 G. Meehan (C)
0
4
4
0
0
3
2.7
#8 J. Lorentz (C)
2
0
2
-1
0
4
1.8
#21 H. Harris (C)
1
1
2
0
0
3
1.7
#7 R. Robert (RW)
1
0
1
-2
0
2
0.9
#9 R. Martin (LW)
0
1
1
-3
0
1
0.8
#12 L. Mickey (RW)
1
0
1
0
0
2
0.9
#3 M. Robitaille (D)
0
1
1
-3
2
4
0.9
#5 L. Hillman (D)
0
1
1
-1
0
1
0.6
#10 C. Ramsay (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
#11 G. Perreault (C)
0
0
0
-3
0
2
0.2
#16 R. Wyrozub (C)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
#19 S. Atkinson (RW)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
#20 D. Luce (C)
0
0
0
0
2
3
0.1
#24 J. Gould (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
#2 T. Horton (D)
0
0
0
+1
2
1
-0.1
#4 T. Pratt (D)
0
0
0
-3
0
1
0.1
#6 J. Schoenfeld (D)
0
0
0
+1
4
1
-0.2
Total
5
8
13
10
31
10.5
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOI ▾Dec
#1 R. Crozier268–.692–-4.260:00L

Team Stats

AFMBUF
26Shots on Goal31
1PPG1
10Penalty Minutes10

Full Game Log

1ST
01:01GOAL (AFM): Rey Comeau (13), assists: Leon Rochefort, Noel Picard
11:53GOAL (BUF): Jim Lorentz (17), assists: Gerry Meehan
17:26GOAL (BUF): Rene Robert (30), assists: Rick Martin, Larry Hillman
2ND
01:01GOAL (AFM): Keith McCreary (14), assists: Curt Bennett, Leon Rochefort
04:42GOAL (AFM): Keith McCreary (15), assists: Ernie Hicke, Curt Bennett
08:35GOAL (AFM): Larry Romanchych (14), assists: Bobby Leiter, Keith McCreary
09:02GOAL (BUF): Larry Mickey (4), assists: Gerry Meehan
16:11GOAL (BUF): Hugh Harris (10), assists: Mike Robitaille, Gerry Meehan
3RD
02:34GOAL (AFM): Keith McCreary (16), unassisted
04:22GOAL (BUF): Jim Lorentz (18), assists: Hugh Harris, Gerry Meehan
09:02GOAL (AFM): Rey Comeau (14), assists: Noel Picard, Ernie Hicke
12:07GOAL (AFM): Rey Comeau (15), assists: Ernie Hicke, Leon Rochefort
16:43GOAL (AFM): Ernie Hicke (11), assists: Larry Romanchych, Rey Comeau
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