One of the explanations put forward by Brown et al.
Buffalo made it 1-1 on a goal by Brown at 7:14.
The first shot to beat him was a blast through traffic from the left point by Brown at 9:42, on the power play.
This had as big an effect as anything done by Brown.
Research continued through the 1950s and 1960s by Brown and other researchers.
Lopez, guarded tightly by Brown, was just 3 of 10 from the field.
But sprinkle in the runs by Brown, and it peculiarly worked.
The works by Wilson and Brown were more fully realized.
The pitch was a rare mistake by Brown, one of the best pitchers in the game over the last four seasons.
And, of course, there were the numerous fines by Brown over the last several years for coming late to practice or to shoot-arounds before games.