NHL game summary from October 21, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (2-3-2) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (3-2-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Don Lever 4 (Rick Vaive), 1:21 |
| BUF, | John Van Boxmeer 2 (Jim Schoenfeld), 12:42 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Rick Martin 2 (Bob Mongrain), 3:04 |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 1, 13:59 | |
| 3: | BUF, | John Van Boxmeer 3 (Bill Hajt, Gilbert Perreault), 5:38 |
| VAN, | Don Lever 5 (Thomas Gradin, Dennis Kearns), 16:51 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ric Seiling, BUF [Fighting] 4:43 |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 4:43 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Hooking] 8:19 | |
| 2: | Stan Smyl, VAN [Elbowing] 9:58 |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Holding] 16:36 | |
| 3: | Ric Seiling, BUF [Misconduct] 13:23 |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Misconduct] 13:23 | |
| Rick Dudley, BUF [Roughing] 13:23 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing] 13:23 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 15:00 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 17:49 |
Penalty time: VAN: 23 minutes
BUF: 21 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Mongrain | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 5- 9- 8-22
BUF: 14-12- 8-34
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (T, 0-0-1)
BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 0-1-1)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 16,433
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