NHL game summary from December 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (14-12-6) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (22-8-3) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 9 (Rick Dudley), 9:19 |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 30 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 12:21 | |
| LA , | Randy Manery 1 (Charlie Simmer, Butch Goring), 16:57 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Danny Gare 18 (Rick Dudley, Andre Savard), 4:22 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 26 (Charlie Simmer, Randy Manery), 12:25 - PP | |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 13 (Danny Gare, Tony McKegney), 12:37 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 19 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 17:14 - PP |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 10 (Craig Ramsay), 19:48 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Manery, LA [Tripping] 5:22 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Holding] 15:08 | |
| John Paul Kelly, LA [Tripping] 18:55 | |
| 2: | Lindy Ruff, BUF [Cross checking] 10:46 |
| 3: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Fighting] 7:55 |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Fighting] 7:55 | |
| Charlie Simmer, LA [Hooking] 9:07 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Interference] 10:40 | |
| Randy Manery, LA [Hooking] 16:51 |
Penalty time: LA : 13 minutes
BUF: 11 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Carlson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Paul Kelly | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Hardy | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 19 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 5- 5- 9-19
BUF: 12-12-16-40
Goalies: LA : Mario Lessard (L, 8-8-3)
BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 10-4-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 16,433
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