NHL game summary from December 20, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (13-11-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (17-10-4) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1: NYR, Mike McEwen 8 (Mario Marois, Ulf Nilsson), 11:42 - PP
BUF, Derek Smith 7 (Tony McKegney, Bill Stewart), 13:27
2: NYR, Dean Talafous 8 (Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson), :39
NYR, Phil Esposito 15 (Lucien DeBlois, Mike McEwen), 9:44 - PP
BUF, Derek Smith 8 (Gilbert Perreault, Tony McKegney), 15:34
3: NYR, Dean Talafous 9 (Ron Greschner, Ron Duguay), 2:01 - PP
NYR, Mario Marois 3 (Walt Tkaczuk, Mike McEwen), 9:44
NYR, Anders Hedberg 11 (Pat Hickey, Dan Clark), 15:50
BUF, Terry Martin 3 (Rene Robert, Tony McKegney), 17:23 - PP
Penalties:
1: Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hi-sticking] 10:34
Lee Fogolin, BUF [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:01
Pat Hickey, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:01
2: Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Interference] 8:23
3: Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 1:14
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 3:17
Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 11:52
Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Tripping] 16:12
Penalty time: BUF: 21 minutes
NYR: 21 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike McDougal | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Clark | 32 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 9- 9-28
NYR: 12-11-13-36
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 5-4-3)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 8-5-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,412
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