NHL game summary from November 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (12-6-3) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (4-15-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: WAS, Guy Charron 2 (Rick Green, Mike Gartner), 8:14
BUF, Danny Gare 12 (Derek Smith, Richie Dunn), 12:01
2: BUF, Danny Gare 13 (John Van Boxmeer, Tony McKegney), 3:24
BUF, Derek Smith 7 (Danny Gare), 3:37
BUF, Gilbert Perreault 14 (Richie Dunn), 15:22
3: BUF, Rick Martin 8 (Gilbert Perreault, Ric Seiling), 10:33
BUF, Rick Martin 9 (Ric Seiling, Richie Dunn), 14:04
Penalties:
1: Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 4:35
2: Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 8:58
Lindy Ruff, BUF [Holding] 12:55
Richie Dunn, BUF [Hooking] 15:33
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
WAS: 2 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Mongrain | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 31 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Theberge | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Rissling | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Coulis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6-13-12-31
WAS: 12- 5- 7-24
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 5-3-2)
WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 3-8-2)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 9,027
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