NHL game summary from April 1, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (33-32-12) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Buffalo Sabres (35-27-15) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Paul Gardner 28 (Rocky Saganiuk, Joel Quenneville), 2:17 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 39 (Ian Turnbull, Borje Salming), 6:04 - PP | |
| TOR, | Paul Gardner 29, 6:59 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 25 (Rene Robert, Jerry Korab), 16:15 - PP | |
| TOR, | Borje Salming 17 (Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald), 18:35 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 40 (Darryl Sittler), 13:20 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 26 (Rene Robert, Craig Ramsay), 16:32 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 26 (Jacques Richard, Larry Playfair), 8:10 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 41 (Darryl Sittler, John Anderson), 18:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 4:21 |
| Ron Ellis, TOR [Interference] 7:21 | |
| Dave Schultz, BUF [Slashing] 12:51 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Slashing] 12:51 | |
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Hooking] 14:23 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 14:23 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Holding] 18:08 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Dan Maloney, TOR [Boarding] 4:45 |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 8:57 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Tripping] 14:38 | |
| 3: | Dave Burrows, TOR [Tripping] 19:32 |
Penalty time: TOR: 16 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8- 9-12-29
BUF: 12- 9-10-31
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 25-21-10)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 26-17-8)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,433
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