NHL game summary from December 29, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (24-10-3) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (18-14-6) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Mondou 12 (Steve Shutt, Rod Langway), 2:16 |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 5 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 4:05 - PP | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 23 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Dudley), 12:38 - PP | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 13 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 14:20 | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 9 (Derek Smith), 15:01 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 14 (Doug Jarvis, Larry Robinson), :13 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 20 (Guy Lafleur), 9:28 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Andre Savard 1 (Rick Martin, Ric Seiling), 10:43 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 5 (Larry Robinson, Serge Savard), 19:35 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Playfair, BUF 3:34 |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL 11:35 | |
| 2: | Larry Playfair, BUF 3:27 |
| 3: | Gilles Lupien, MTL 3:08 |
| Andre Savard, BUF 5:59 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 22 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 8- 7- 7-22
MTL: 7- 8-14-29
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 10-6-2)
MTL: Richard Sevigny (W, 5-3-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,169
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