NHL game summary from March 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (32-25-15) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (21-41-11) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 20 (Dennis Kearns), 5:25 |
| 2: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 13 (Thomas Gradin, Bob Manno), 7:10 - PP |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 17 (Danny Gare, Ken Breitenbach), 8:33 | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 39 (Stan Smyl, Don Lever), 18:54 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 23 (Don Luce), :31 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 23 (Rick Dudley, Gilbert Perreault), 1:07 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 24 (Andre Savard, Rene Robert), 12:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Interference] 7:27 | |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Holding] 12:14 | ||
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Holding] 14:40 | ||
| 2: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Hooking] 5:40 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Charging] 11:43 | ||
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Boarding] 17:03 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 8- 9- 8-25
VAN: 9-12- 4-25
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 24-16-8)
VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 2-10-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Don Koharski
Attendance: 14,079
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