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November 17, 1973

Montreal Forum | Montreal

BUF 5 – 8 MTL

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs MTL all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF2125
MTL0538
Shots on goal BUF 31, MTL 50W W. ThomasL D. Dryden
Summary

MTL had more shots on goal in all situations and won 8-5.

IN NET
Buffalo R. Crozier .848
Buffalo D. Dryden .824
MTL W. Thomas .839
TURNING POINT
Y. Lambert goal (P2 13:52), Sabres win chance drops from 47% to 23%
WIN DNA
4 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
J. Lorentz
2 (1G-1A)
POINTS
R. Robert
5
SHOTS
R. Crozier
.848 (28/33)
SAVE %

Game Flow

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

Tied for only 6 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

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

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 45%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFMTL
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P2 13:52Y. Lambert (1) 47% to 23%-24
  2. P2 09:13J. Lemaire (6) 70% to 46%-24
  3. P2 09:37J. Lorentz (5) 24% to 46%+22
  4. P2 09:28G. Lafleur (5) 46% to 24%-22

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

4 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1973–74 regular season (78 games).

Wins (32)Losses (34)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
Yes
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 71% when yes, 25% when no
Yes
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
Sabres win 80% when yes, 39% when no
Yes
Scored first
Sabres win 60% when yes, 31% when no
Yes
Depth forward scored
too few games to split

Box Score

Player
G
A
P ▾
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
GS
#8 J. Lorentz (C)
1
1
2
-1
0
1
1.5
#15 G. Meehan (C)
1
1
2
-4
0
1
1.4
#22 D. Rombough (C)
1
1
2
+1
0
2
1.6
#23 L. Carriere (D)
1
1
2
-4
0
2
1.5
#7 R. Martin (LW)
1
0
1
-4
0
3
1.0
#9 N. Gratton (LW)
0
1
1
-4
0
2
0.9
#17 R. Dudley (LW)
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0.6
#21 J. Gould (RW)
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0.8
#3 M. Robitaille (D)
0
1
1
+1
0
3
0.9
#5 J. Noris (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
#10 C. Ramsay (LW)
0
0
0
-2
0
1
0.1
#14 R. Robert (RW)
0
0
0
-2
0
5
0.4
#19 S. Atkinson (RW)
0
0
0
-2
2
4
0.2
#20 D. Luce (C)
0
0
0
-2
0
3
0.2
#2 T. Horton (D)
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0.0
#4 T. Pratt (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
0
-0.1
#18 P. Terbenche (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
2
0.2
Total
5
8
13
4
31
10.9
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOI ▾Dec
#1 R. Crozier335–.848–-0.935:10–
#30 D. Dryden173–.824–-0.824:50L

Team Stats

BUFMTL
31Shots on Goal50
2PPG0
4Penalty Minutes10

Full Game Log

1ST
01:10GOAL (BUF): Rick Martin (14), assists: Norm Gratton, Gerry Meehan
02:45GOAL (BUF): Gerry Meehan (5), assists: Jim Lorentz
2ND
07:07GOAL (MTL): Jacques Laperriere (1), assists: Frank Mahovlich, Chuck Lefley
09:13GOAL (MTL): Jacques Lemaire (6), assists: Guy Lafleur, Henri Richard
09:28GOAL (MTL): Guy Lafleur (5), assists: Henri Richard, Jacques Lemaire
09:37GOAL (BUF): Jim Lorentz (5), assists: Doug Rombough, Larry Carriere
13:52GOAL (MTL): Yvon Lambert (1), assists: Bob Gainey
15:10GOAL (MTL): Frank Mahovlich (4), assists: Yvan Cournoyer
3RD
00:56GOAL (MTL): Guy Lafleur (6), assists: Jacques Lemaire
03:18GOAL (MTL): Jacques Laperriere (2), assists: Frank Mahovlich, Chuck Lefley
14:40GOAL (BUF): Doug Rombough (2), assists: Mike Robitaille
15:37GOAL (MTL): Yvon Lambert (2), assists: Pierre Bouchard, Bob Gainey
17:22GOAL (BUF): Larry Carriere (3), assists: John Gould, Rick Dudley
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