Sunday, January 14, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Penguins 5 at Sabres 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
0:57
Greg Malone
(16)
Peter Mahovlich (28), Ron Stackhouse (18)
PIT 1 – 0 BUF
-
3:50
Ross Lonsberry
(15)
George Ferguson (17), Ron Stackhouse (19)
PIT 2 – 0 BUF
-
6:11
George Ferguson
(9)
Russ Anderson (5), Orest Kindrachuk (23)
PIT 3 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
-
9:57
Andre Savard
(10)
Tony McKegney (12), Gary McAdam (5)
PIT 3 – 1 BUF
-
11:47
Rick Kehoe
(11)
Greg Malone (14), Peter Mahovlich (29)
PIT 4 – 1 BUF
-
14:36
Derek Smith
(13)
Terry Martin (7), Jacques Richard (7)
PIT 4 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
-
4:19
Randy Carlyle
(7)
Ross Lonsberry (16), George Ferguson (18)
PIT 5 – 2 BUF
-
15:40
Ric Seiling
(10)
Don Luce (19), Jim Schoenfeld (8)
PIT 5 – 3 BUF
-
19:50
Terry Martin
(4)
Jacques Richard (8), Jim Schoenfeld (9)
PIT 5 – 4 BUF
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ferguson C | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2.45 |
| Ross Lonsberry L | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2.05 |
| Ron Stackhouse D | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 1.85 |
| Greg Malone C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1.53 |
| Peter Mahovlich C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| Russ Anderson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 1.23 |
| Rick Kehoe R | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.20 |
| Orest Kindrachuk C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.15 |
| Randy Carlyle D | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.98 |
| Dave Schultz L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Blair Chapman R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rod Schutt L | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Colin Campbell D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.23 |
| Peter Lee R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Gregg Sheppard C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.38 |
| Dale Tallon D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -0.53 |
| Tom Bladon D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 60:00 | -0.40 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Richard L | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1.78 |
| Terry Martin L | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1.75 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Derek Smith C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Andre Savard C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Ric Seiling R | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.10 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Bill Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | L | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 60:00 | -1.95 |