NHL game summary from December 10, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-11-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buffalo Sabres (19-6-3) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 16 (Ric Seiling, Jim Schoenfeld), 1:26 |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 17 (Danny Gare), :39 |
| BUF, | Jim Schoenfeld 4 (Craig Ramsay, Don Luce), 4:35 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 17 (Gilbert Perreault, Ric Seiling), 17:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 18:40 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 18:40 | |
| 2: | Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 3:39 |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 3:57 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 9:56 | |
| 3: | Don Luce, BUF [Hi-sticking] 9:22 |
| Barry Long, DET [Hi-sticking] 9:22 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 17:28 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Abuse of Officials] 19:23 |
Penalty time: DET: 14 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -18 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -18 | 14 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7- 2- 5-14
BUF: 11-15- 5-31
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 5-7-3)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 11-3-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,433
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