All NHL game summaries from February 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (24-25-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (25-23-11) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 27 (Darryl Sittler, Borje Salming), 8:16 |
| 2: | BUF, | Don Luce 19 (Craig Ramsay, Ric Seiling), 4:59 |
| 3: | BUF, | Don Luce 20 (Jerry Korab), 12:12 |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 16 (Andre Savard), 18:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hutchison, TOR [Slashing] 0:55 |
| Dave Schultz, BUF [Fighting] 3:50 | |
| Joel Quenneville, TOR [Roughing, Fighting] 3:50 | |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Roughing] 11:41 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Roughing] 11:41 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Roughing, Fighting] 11:41 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing, Fighting] 11:41 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Roughing] 18:34 | |
| 2: | Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Slashing] 8:36 |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Slashing] 8:36 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hooking] 15:53 | |
| 3: | Dan Maloney, TOR [Roughing] 1:34 |
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Roughing] 1:34 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Slashing] 1:58 | |
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Holding] 19:34 |
Penalty time: TOR: 24 minutes
BUF: 24 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 7- 5-14-26
BUF: 14-11-12-37
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer,
Paul Harrison (L, 8-9-2) BUF: Don Edwards (W, 18-16-6) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ron Finn Attendance: 16,433
Paul Harrison (L, 8-9-2) BUF: Don Edwards (W, 18-16-6) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ron Finn Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (19-33-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles Kings (26-27-8) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 43 (Randy Holt, Dave Taylor), 7:31 |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 7 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 18:06 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Grisdale, VAN [Holding] 13:42 |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Tripping] 15:06 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 18:06 |
| Murray Wilson, LA [Hi-sticking] 18:26 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Hi-sticking] 18:26 | |
| 3: | Steve Jensen, LA [Hooking] 8:24 |
| Randy Holt, LA [Cross checking] 10:06 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Hooking] 10:35 | |
| Syl Apps, LA [Tripping] 18:40 |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Tudor | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 6-10-24
LA : 12-17-10-39
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 6-14-3)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 15-11-7)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,387
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