All NHL game summaries from January 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (16-14-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (22-16-4) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Andre Savard 9 (Rene Robert, Jerry Korab), 6:47 |
| 2: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 14 (Ric Seiling), 1:04 |
| ATL, | Don Laurence 5 (Gene Carr, Willi Plett), 12:32 | |
| ATL, | Don Laurence 6 (Ken Houston), 15:03 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 19 (Eric Vail, Guy Chouinard), 2:18 |
| BUF, | Gary McAdam 5 (Jerry Korab), 8:34 | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 16 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 12:20 - PP | |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 8 (Bob MacMillan, Guy Chouinard), 18:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Hooking] 13:58 |
| 2: | Rod Seiling, ATL [Cross checking] 3:06 |
| 3: | Tony McKegney, BUF [Hooking] 3:29 |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Hooking] 11:23 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Interference] 12:41 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
ATL: 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 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 5-12- 5-22
ATL: 12-19- 8-39
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 11-10-5)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 21-13-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 9,062
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (17-18-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (27-5-7) |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 16 (Mike Kaszycki, Ed Westfall), 13:21 |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 29 (John Tonelli, Gerry Hart), 9:49 |
| LA , | Tom Williams 6 (Mark Heaslip), 12:26 | |
| NYI, | Bert Marshall 1 (Bob Lorimer, Clark Gillies), 17:22 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 7 (Ed Westfall, Denis Potvin), 18:31 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 8 (Bob Bourne), 19:04 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 34 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 2:24 |
| NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 8 (John Tonelli, Billy Harris), 16:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 3:23 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Tripping] 15:06 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Randy Manery, LA [Tripping] 5:43 | |
Penalty time: LA : 2 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -30 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -30 | 30 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 5-10- 5-20
NYI: 11-21-10-42
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (L, 9-13-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 12-4-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,995
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-13-4) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (8-29-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | STL, | Brian Sutter 21 (Bernie Federko), 13:28 - PP |
| STL, | Larry Giroux 2 (Brian Ogilvie, Garry Unger), 16:15 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 7 (Steve Vickers, Mike McEwen), 19:55 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 17 (Mike McEwen, Ulf Nilsson), 5:09 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 12 (Steve Vickers), 10:00 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 18 (Ron Greschner, Carol Vadnais), 11:14 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Harvey Bennett 1 (Curt Bennett), 1:31 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 13 (Ed Johnstone), 6:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR 3:15 |
| Bernie Federko, STL 5:12 | |
| Larry Giroux, STL 10:20 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR 13:15 | |
| Bernie Federko, STL 18:04 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR 2:20 |
| Larry Giroux, STL 10:43 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR 16:24 | |
| 3: | Phil Esposito, NYR 7:33 |
| Brian Sutter, STL 7:33 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR 8:07 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
STL: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 18-14- 6-38
STL: 4- 7-13-24
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 12-5-2)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 4-16-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 8,357
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (22-14-6) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (10-24-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 17 (Jimmy Watson), 1:54 |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 11 (Bob Dailey, Bobby Clarke), 10:01 - PP | |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 10 (Guy Charron), 12:36 | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 20 (Bob Dailey, Bobby Clarke), 17:46 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Guy Charron 13 (Robert Picard, Dennis Maruk), 5:02 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 17 (Bob Dailey, Reggie Leach), 17:05 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 21 (Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke), 11:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Smith, WAS [Hooking] 9:27 |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Elbowing] 11:10 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Elbowing] 12:27 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Hooking] 14:04 | |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [Interference] 17:39 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Interference] 19:46 | |
| 2: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 3:37 |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hi-sticking] 8:06 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 15:55 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Slashing] 16:44 | |
| 3: | Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 5:53 |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 17:32 |
Penalty time: PHI: 14 minutes
WAS: 10 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 7- 6- 9-22
WAS: 13-19-11-43
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 5-2-1)
WAS: Gary Inness (L, 2-2-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 10,267
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