NHL game summary from December 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (15-12-9) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-20-3) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 24 (Bob Manno, Roland Eriksson), 13:08 - PP |
| VAN, | Don Lever 10 (Stan Smyl, Dennis Kearns), 14:21 | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 11 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 18:35 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 8 (Jim Schoenfeld, Craig Ramsay), 3:09 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 12 (Stan Smyl, Randy Holt), 9:33 | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 12 (Craig Ramsay, Bill Stewart), 11:37 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ric Seiling, BUF [Hooking] 7:16 |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Slashing major] 12:54 | |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Interference] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hi-sticking] 5:23 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hi-sticking] 5:23 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 11:15 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 11:15 | |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Holding] 11:46 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Charging] 17:59 | |
| 3: | Jere Gillis, VAN [Hi-sticking] 0:55 |
Penalty time: BUF: 12 minutes
VAN: 13 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 7- 7-24
VAN: 8-14- 5-27
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 5-4-4)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (T, 9-9-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,413
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