NHL game summary from February 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (39-9-8) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Buffalo Sabres (23-21-11) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 25 (Yvon Lambert, Guy Lapointe), 14:25 - PP |
| 2: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 13 (Mario Tremblay, Rejean Houle), :42 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 17 (Dave Schultz, Jerry Korab), 8:17 - PP | |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 10 (Cam Connor, Serge Savard), 13:42 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pat Hughes 8 (Mark Napier, Gilles Lupien), 3:27 |
| BUF, | Bill Hajt 3 (Danny Gare, Gilbert Perreault), 5:36 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 42, 18:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 3:57 | |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Tripping] 13:29 | ||
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Roughing] 15:51 | ||
| 2: | Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 2:22 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 2:22 | ||
| Serge Savard, MTL [Cross checking] 7:31 | ||
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Interference] 9:32 | ||
| Dave Schultz, BUF [Interference] 10:13 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
BUF: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dan Newman | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| 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 | -2 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-15-12-38
BUF: 13-14- 8-35
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 14-5-3)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 17-14-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 16,433
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