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Buffalo Sabres
Dec 31, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 29 | |
| 3 | 24 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:06 | BUF | Danny Gare (13) | Craig Ramsay (14) | 0 - 1 |
| 03:51 | BOS | Peter McNab (21) | Brad Park (11), Terry O'Reilly (28) | 1 - 1 |
| 08:42 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (10) | Bobby Schmautz (11), Jean Ratelle (18) | 2 - 1 |
| 09:52 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (11) PP | Brad Park (12), Bobby Schmautz (12) | 3 - 1 |
| 19:59 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (10) | John Wensink (9), Peter McNab (23) | 4 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 09:41 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (12) PP | Jean Ratelle (19), Al Sims (11) | 5 - 1 |
| 11:02 | BOS | Don Marcotte (13) PP | Dick Redmond (13), Bob Miller (19) | 6 - 1 |
| 18:09 | BOS | John Wensink (23) | Terry O'Reilly (29), Peter McNab (24) | 7 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:16 | BUF | Danny Gare (14) | Craig Ramsay (15), Bill Hajt (3) | 7 - 2 |
| 19:50 | BUF | Craig Ramsay (12) PP | Gilbert Perreault (26), Bill Hajt (4) | 7 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:44 | BUF | Jim Schoenfeld | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:13 | BUF | Lee Fogolin | Roughing | 2 |
| 08:14 | BUF | Bill Hajt | Interference | 2 |
| 09:51 | BUF | Jerry Korab | Tripping | 2 |
| 14:59 | BOS | Dick Redmond | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 13:33 | BUF | Bill Stewart | Holding | 2 |
| 19:12 | BOS | Al Secord | Slashing | 2 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | L | 18 | 11 | 7 | 40:00 | |
| 28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 20:00 |