Sunday, January 28, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
North Stars 3 at Sabres 1
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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17:55
Mike Fidler (5) Glen Sharpley (16) MNS 1 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
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12:22
Don Luce (17) Craig Ramsay (19), Ric Seiling (9) MNS 1 – 1 BUF
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18:05
Mike Fidler (6) Glen Sharpley (17), Gary Sargent (18) MNS 2 – 1 BUF
3rd Period
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9:54
Bobby Smith (16) PPG Brad Maxwell (17), Mike Fidler (10) MNS 3 – 1 BUF
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fidler L | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.58 |
| Glen Sharpley C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.18 |
| Bobby Smith C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Gary Sargent D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Brad Maxwell D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.55 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Ron Zanussi R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Per-Olov Brasar C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Tim Young C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Kris Manery R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Steve Payne L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Mike Polich C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Tom Younghans R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Butters D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jean Potvin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Greg Smith D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 60:00 | 1.75 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Luce C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Bill Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jacques Richard L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | L | 19 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 60:00 | -0.65 |