NHL game summary from March 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (25-23-13) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (34-20-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 27 (Ron Duguay, Pat Hickey), 1:46 - PP |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 19 (Don Luce), 6:55 - SH | |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 8 (Rene Robert, Gilbert Perreault), 9:48 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 12 (Dave Farrish, Anders Hedberg), 9:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Hooking] 1:34 |
| Dan Clark, NYR [Hooking] 3:00 | |
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Hooking] 5:40 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 9:13 | |
| Dan Clark, NYR [Interference] 19:07 | |
| 2: | Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 3:31 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 5:19 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 8:50 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Slashing] 8:50 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Holding] 9:27 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing, Roughing] 10:46 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing double minor] 10:46 | |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Tripping] 15:23 | |
| 3: | Dave Schultz, BUF [Holding] 4:35 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 6:01 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Charging] 10:49 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Cross checking] 10:49 |
Penalty time: BUF: 20 minutes
NYR: 20 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 25 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Clark | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 11- 7- 7-25
NYR: 7- 4-12-23
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 7-7-6)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 11-9-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,421
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