Buffalo Sabres
at
New York Rangers
Dec 20, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 28 | |
| 6 | 34 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 11:42 | NYR | Mike McEwen (8) PP | Mario Marois (5), Ulf Nilsson (18) | 0 - 1 |
| 13:27 | BUF | Derek Smith (7) | Tony McKegney (6), Bill Stewart (9) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:39 | NYR | Dean Talafous (8) | Anders Hedberg (18), Ulf Nilsson (19) | 1 - 2 |
| 09:44 | NYR | Phil Esposito (15) PP | Lucien DeBlois (11), Mike McEwen (13) | 1 - 3 |
| 15:34 | BUF | Derek Smith (8) | Gilbert Perreault (21), Tony McKegney (7) | 2 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:01 | NYR | Dean Talafous (9) PP | Ron Greschner (23), Ron Duguay (16) | 2 - 4 |
| 09:44 | NYR | Mario Marois (3) | Walt Tkaczuk (12), Mike McEwen (14) | 2 - 5 |
| 15:50 | NYR | Anders Hedberg (11) | Pat Hickey (17), Dan Clark (1) | 2 - 6 |
| 17:23 | BUF | Terry Martin (3) PP | Rene Robert (11), Tony McKegney (8) | 3 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 10:34 | BUF | Jim Schoenfeld | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:01 | BUF | Lee Fogolin | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:01 | BUF | Lee Fogolin | Misconduct | 10 |
| 19:01 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:01 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Misconduct | 10 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:23 | BUF | Jocelyn Guevremont | Interference | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:14 | BUF | Rene Robert | Hooking | 2 |
| 03:17 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Roughing | 2 |
| 11:52 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Holding | 2 |
| 16:12 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson | Tripping | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | L | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | L | 34 | 28 | 6 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | 60:00 |