NHL game summary from December 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-18-2) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (13-10-8) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
1: BUF, Danny Gare 10, :07
BUF, Terry Martin 2 (Gary McAdam, Jacques Richard), 8:41
BUF, Gary McAdam 3, 15:04
2: BUF, Don Luce 11 (Craig Ramsay, Gary McAdam), 4:09 - PP
VAN, Curt Fraser 10, 17:28
3: VAN, Ron Sedlbauer 22 (Stan Smyl, Don Lever), 7:15 - PP
BUF, Derek Smith 6 (Gilbert Perreault), 8:55
VAN, Stan Smyl 3 (Don Lever, Chris Oddleifson), 13:41
BUF, Gilbert Perreault 11, 17:57
Penalties:
1: Danny Gare, BUF [Fighting] 5:46
Lars Lindgren, VAN [Fighting] 5:46
Terry Martin, BUF [Hooking] 11:06
Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 17:54
2: Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Tripping] 2:33
3: Randy Holt, VAN [Charging] 4:48
Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing] 4:48
Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 5:53
Penalty time: VAN: 9 minutes
BUF: 13 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 5-13-26
BUF: 7-12-12-31
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 4-9-1)
BUF: Don Edwards, Bob Sauve (W, 5-3-3)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,433
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