NHL game summary from January 25, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (27-16-5) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Buffalo Sabres (18-17-11) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1: BUF, Jacques Richard 4 (Terry Martin, Jim Schoenfeld), 3:29
BUF, Don Luce 15 (Danny Gare, Craig Ramsay), 10:02 - PP
NYR, Pierre Plante 5 (Dave Farrish, Ron Greschner), 13:46
NYR, Ron Duguay 18 (Mike McEwen), 17:41
2: BUF, Gilbert Perreault 16 (Rene Robert, Bill Hajt), 2:14
BUF, Jacques Richard 5 (Ric Seiling), 5:15
NYR, Ed Johnstone 3 (Mario Marois), 13:10
3: NYR, Dave Maloney 7 (Ron Duguay, Walt Tkaczuk), 12:48
NYR, Ron Duguay 19 (Pierre Plante, Walt Tkaczuk), 13:09
Penalties:
1: Pierre Plante, NYR [Interference] 6:16
Rene Robert, BUF [Tripping] 6:57
Ed Johnstone, NYR [Holding] 9:03
Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 14:38
2: none
3: Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 7:54
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 21 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6- 6- 9-21
BUF: 11-16-12-39
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 15-7-3)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 13-12-6)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,433
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