NHL game summary from March 6, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (26-24-13) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (40-13-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: BUF, Gilbert Perreault 20 (Rick Dudley, Lee Fogolin), 3:25
BUF, Ric Seiling 18 (Don Luce), 12:08
NYI, Bob Bourne 24 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 16:18 - PP
3: NYI, Stefan Persson 8 (Bryan Trottier), 11:47
BUF, Ric Seiling 19 (Don Luce, Jim Schoenfeld), 13:25
Penalties:
1: Mike Boland, BUF [Holding] 12:05
Larry Playfair, BUF [Fighting] 14:22
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hooking, Fighting] 14:22
2: Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 4:46
Rick Dudley, BUF [Slashing] 14:47
3: Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 9:10
Ric Seiling, BUF [Fighting] 16:25
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 16:25
Penalty time: BUF: 18 minutes
NYI: 12 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 18-11- 4-33
NYI: 6-19- 9-34
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 19-16-7)
NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 19-6-9)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,995
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