Toronto Maple Leafs
at
Buffalo Sabres
Dec 27, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 25 | |
| 5 | 34 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:40 | TOR | Rocky Saganiuk (7) | John Anderson (15) | 1 - 0 |
| 18:24 | BUF | Richie Dunn (2) PP | Derek Smith (13) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:28 | TOR | Ron Ellis (10) | Walt McKechnie (25) | 2 - 1 |
| 12:19 | BUF | Gilbert Perreault (21) PP | Rick Dudley (6), John Van Boxmeer (23) | 2 - 2 |
| 12:30 | BUF | Danny Gare (21) | Derek Smith (14), Tony McKegney (11) | 2 - 3 |
| 18:15 | BUF | Jerry Korab (1) | Derek Smith (15), Tony McKegney (12) | 2 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:34 | TOR | Rocky Saganiuk (8) | John Anderson (16), Joel Quenneville (4) | 3 - 4 |
| 19:12 | BUF | Danny Gare (22) | Craig Ramsay (20), Don Luce (19) | 3 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:47 | TOR | Darryl Sittler | High sticking | 2 |
| 14:28 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Roughing | 2 |
| 14:28 | TOR | Dave Williams | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:39 | TOR | Borje Salming | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:47 | TOR | Ian Turnbull | Holding | 2 |
| 19:12 | TOR | Ian Turnbull | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:41 | BUF | Rick Martin | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:37 | TOR | Rocky Saganiuk | Tripping | 2 |
| 08:36 | BUF | Don Luce | Hooking | 2 |
| 10:38 | TOR | Dave Williams | Interference | 2 |
| 15:37 | BUF | Lindy Ruff | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:09 | BUF | John Van Boxmeer | Roughing | 2 |
| 04:09 | TOR | Dan Maloney | Roughing | 2 |
| 08:12 | BUF | Rick Dudley | Hooking | 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | 59:06 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 99 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | 60:00 |