NHL game summary from October 22, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (2-3-1) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (3-3-1) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: VAN, Don Lever 3 (Lars Zetterstrom, Pit Martin), 2:16
2: BUF, Ric Seiling 2 (Rick Martin), 13:02
BUF, Gilbert Perreault 1, 14:21
3: VAN, Dennis Kearns 1 (Jere Gillis, Dennis Ververgaert), 2:10
VAN, Hilliard Graves 3 (Harold Snepsts), 9:22
Penalties:
1: Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 11:46
Hilliard Graves, VAN [Hooking] 14:16
2: Bill Stewart, BUF [Holding] 3:55
Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Cross checking] 19:02
3: Pit Martin, VAN [Tripping] 9:41
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Zetterstrom | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 19 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 7-11-28
VAN: 7- 6- 6-19
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 2-3-1)
VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 3-1-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 14,055
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