NHL game summary from December 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (20-7-3) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (20-1-7) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 5 (Bob Kelly), 11:58 |
| BUF, | John Gould 7 (Craig Ramsay, Don Luce), 15:05 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Tony McKegney 7 (Derek Smith, Richie Dunn), 1:31 |
| PHI, | Bob Dailey 3, 7:33 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 18 (Al Hill, Andre Dupont), 9:50 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick MacLeish, PHI [Interference] 5:10 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing] 9:19 | ||
| Norm Barnes, PHI [Slashing] 9:19 | ||
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 10:35 | ||
| Bench penalty, PHI [Delay of game] 12:07 | ||
| Danny Gare, BUF [Tripping] 12:15 | ||
| 2: | Mike Busniuk, PHI [Charging] 7:39 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing] 7:39 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 8-10- 9-27
PHI: 9- 9-12-30
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 11-4-1)
PHI: Pete Peeters (W, 11-0-3)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 17,077
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