NHL game summary from March 1, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (23-27-11) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Buffalo Sabres (25-23-12) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1: MIN, Bobby Smith 27, 7:35
MIN, Mike Fidler 16 (Greg Smith, Glen Sharpley), 8:03
BUF, Craig Ramsay 18 (Don Luce), 12:43
2: MIN, Glen Sharpley 15 (Mike Fidler, Gary Edwards), 5:28 - PP
BUF, Andre Savard 15 (Rene Robert, Rick Martin), 7:43
BUF, Rick Martin 16 (Andre Savard, Ken Breitenbach), 11:05
3: BUF, Jacques Richard 6 (Danny Gare, Gilbert Perreault), 1:14
MIN, Glen Sharpley 16 (Mike Fidler, Kris Manery), 7:52
BUF, Dave Schultz 5 (Lee Fogolin, Gilbert Perreault), 8:27
MIN, Ron Zanussi 12 (Greg Smith, Per-Olov Brasar), 9:56
Penalties:
1: Ron Zanussi, MIN [Fighting] 3:02
Larry Playfair, BUF [Interference, Fighting] 3:02
Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 18:05
2: Greg Smith, MIN [Tripping] 1:01
Larry Playfair, BUF [Elbowing] 3:41
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 9 minutes
BUF: 9 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 15-13- 8-36
BUF: 7-12-12-31
Goalies: MIN: Gary Edwards (T, 6-9-5)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 18-16-7)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,433
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