NHL game summary from October 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (0-2-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (3-1-0) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 1 (Lindy Ruff, Don Luce), 18:49 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | HAR, | Andre Lacroix 1 (Jordy Douglas), 1:19 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 5 (Rick Martin, Craig Ramsay), 8:41 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 2 (Gilbert Perreault, Jim Schoenfeld), 10:58 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Luce, BUF [Tripping] 2:45 | |
| Chuck Luksa, HAR [Holding] 16:56 | ||
| 2: | Rick Ley, HAR [Hooking] 4:02 | |
| Gordie Roberts, HAR [Hooking] 19:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HAR: 6 minutes
BUF: 2 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Lacroix | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Bennett | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.F. Schurman | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Luksa | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 13 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 13 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Mongrain | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 2- 3- 8-13
BUF: 10- 7- 9-26
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (L, 0-2-2)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 3-0-0)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 16,433
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