NHL game summary from April 5, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (36-27-15) |
1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
 Boston Bruins (42-23-14) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 29 (Jim Schoenfeld, Rene Robert), 1:51 - PP |
| BOS, | Al Secord 15 (Peter McNab), 5:53 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Danny Gare 25 (Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Richard), 2:24 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 26 (Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Richard), 6:03 | |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 21 (Rick Martin, Andre Savard), 7:09 | |
| BOS, | Dwight Foster 11 (Brad Park, Dick Redmond), 9:09 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 27 (Danny Gare), 10:12 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 30, 13:24 | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 25 (Al Sims, Al Secord), 17:41 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 26, 19:44 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 27 (Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Richard), 8:47 |
| BUF, | Jacques Richard 7 (Gilbert Perreault, Danny Gare), 18:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Secord, BOS [Hi-sticking] 1:05 |
| Mike Boland, BUF [Tripping] 2:24 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Fighting] 11:41 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Fighting] 11:41 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Roughing] 11:41 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Roughing] 11:41 | |
| Dwight Foster, BOS [Elbowing] 17:14 | |
| 2: | Rick Martin, BUF [Tripping] 7:31 |
| 3: | Al Secord, BOS [Fighting] 3:01 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Fighting] 3:01 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 3:47 | |
| Dave Schultz, BUF [Fighting, Misconduct] 3:47 | |
| Mike Boland, BUF [Tripping] 15:12 |
Penalty time: BUF: 33 minutes
BOS: 31 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 27 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Bennett | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6-14- 7-27
BOS: 7-15-13-35
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 10-10-7)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 23-9-10),
Jim Pettie Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Kevin Collins Attendance: 11,552
Jim Pettie Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Kevin Collins Attendance: 11,552
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