Washington Capitals
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Buffalo Sabres
Oct 11, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
3 | 17 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
6 | 36 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:48 | BUF | Jim Schoenfeld (1) PP | Danny Gare (1), John Van Boxmeer (1) | 0 - 1 |
| 02:32 | BUF | Danny Gare (1) | Derek Smith (1) | 0 - 2 |
| 10:50 | WSH | Peter Scamurra (1) | Dennis Maruk (1), Mike Gartner (1) | 1 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:13 | WSH | Rolf Edberg (1) | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (1), Leif Svensson (1) | 2 - 2 |
| 06:04 | WSH | Dennis Maruk (1) | Peter Scamurra (1), Pierre Bouchard (1) | 3 - 2 |
| 07:05 | BUF | Gilbert Perreault (1) | Rick Martin (1), Craig Ramsay (1) | 3 - 3 |
| 07:34 | BUF | Derek Smith (1) | Tony McKegney (1), Richie Dunn (1) | 3 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:48 | BUF | Danny Gare (2) | John Van Boxmeer (2), Derek Smith (2) | 3 - 5 |
| 18:54 | BUF | Lindy Ruff (1) | Ric Seiling (1), Craig Ramsay (2) | 3 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:48 | WSH | Ryan Walter | Boarding | 2 |
| 04:35 | BUF | Tony McKegney | Charging | 2 |
| 13:42 | BUF | John Van Boxmeer | Hooking | 2 |
| 14:35 | WSH | Dennis Maruk | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:07 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Hooking | 2 |
| 11:37 | WSH | Dennis Hextall | Holding | 2 |
| 15:46 | WSH | Leif Svensson | Tripping | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Peter Scamurra |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Leif Svensson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Gartner |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Pierre Bouchard |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Paul MacKinnon |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Errol Rausse |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Dennis Hextall |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Paul Mulvey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Wayne Stephenson |
L | 35 | 30 | 5 | 59:40 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  Danny Gare |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Derek Smith |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  John Van Boxmeer |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 13 |  Jim Schoenfeld |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Lindy Ruff |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Tony McKegney |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ric Seiling |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Richie Dunn |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Dave Schultz |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Robert Mongrain |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bill Hajt |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Larry Playfair |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 99 |  Rick Dudley |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Don Edwards |
W | 17 | 14 | 3 | 60:00 |