NHL game summary from March 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (30-25-14) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (33-22-14) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PHI, | Ken Linseman 4 (Dennis Ververgaert, Bob Dailey), 3:06 |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 10 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 11:29 - PP | |
| PHI, | Blake Dunlop 16 (Bob Kelly, Tom Gorence), 16:45 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 18 (Dave Schultz, Andre Savard), 1:57 |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 16 (Ken Linseman), 2:03 | |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 27 (Ken Linseman, Dennis Ververgaert), 2:30 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 24, 12:26 | |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 19 (Rick Martin), 13:07 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 3:25 |
| Dave Schultz, BUF [Hooking] 8:55 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 14:04 | |
| 2: | Dennis Ververgaert, PHI [Holding] 3:26 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Slashing] 10:50 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Interference] 18:41 | |
| 3: | Craig Ramsay, BUF [Hooking] 4:09 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 19 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 3- 8- 8-19
PHI: 11-16-14-41
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 7-9-7)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 15-7-5)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,077
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