NHL game summary from January 7, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (8-22-11) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (16-13-10) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BUF, | Don Luce 13 (Danny Gare, Gilbert Perreault), 9:02 - PP |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 8 (Bill Stewart), 9:19 | |
| 3: | DET, | Nick Libett 7 (Reed Larson, Dan Bolduc), 3:00 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 14 (Andre St. Laurent, Dennis Polonich), 4:36 | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 7 (Errol Thompson, Dennis Polonich), 8:43 | |
| BUF, | Jim Schoenfeld 2 (Derek Smith), 11:34 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 13 (Danny Gare, Jerry Korab), 12:02 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tony McKegney, BUF [Holding] 12:30 |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 7:44 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hi-sticking] 13:08 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 18:11 | |
| 3: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 0:21 |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Interference] 10:59 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Slashing] 10:59 | |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Interference] 15:58 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 19:38 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 3-18-31
BUF: 4- 9-12-25
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 3-7-3)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 11-9-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,433
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