Wednesday, December 13, 1978 · Chicago Stadium
Sabres 6 at Blackhawks 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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2:08
Gilbert Perreault (9) Derek Smith (5), Bill Stewart (7) BUF 1 – 0 CHI
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5:43
Grant Mulvey (4) Darcy Rota (6), Reg Kerr (8) BUF 1 – 1 CHI
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6:09
Rick Martin (9) Terry Martin (5), Andre Savard (3) BUF 2 – 1 CHI
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7:27
Stan Mikita (3) Cliff Koroll (9), John Marks (8) BUF 2 – 2 CHI
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10:02
Gary McAdam (2) Andre Savard (4), Lee Fogolin (9) BUF 3 – 2 CHI
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17:41
Craig Ramsay (11) Unassisted BUF 4 – 2 CHI
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
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6:51
Tony McKegney (5) Derek Smith (6) BUF 5 – 2 CHI
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13:32
Derek Smith (4) Gilbert Perreault (18), Tony McKegney (4) BUF 6 – 2 CHI
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Smith C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.38 |
| Tony McKegney L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.83 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.75 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.63 |
| Bill Stewart D | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 1.53 |
| Rick Martin L | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.35 |
| Gary McAdam R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0:00 | 0.60 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 49:50 | 0.90 |
| Bob Sauve | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 10:10 | 0.50 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Mikita C | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.13 |
| Grant Mulvey R | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Darcy Rota L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Cliff Koroll R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Reg Kerr C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.55 |
| John Marks R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Keith Magnuson D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Bob Kelly R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Bob Murray D | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Alain Daigle R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Doug Wilson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Doug Hicks D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| J.P. Bordeleau R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| David Logan D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Phil Russell D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Ted Bulley L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Esposito | L | 30 | 24 | 6 | .800 | 60:00 | -2.10 |