Saturday, October 13, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sabres 5 at Islanders 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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4:08
Danny Gare (3) Gilbert Perreault (1), Lindy Ruff (1) BUF 1 – 0 NYI
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9:44
Gilbert Perreault (2) Unassisted BUF 2 – 0 NYI
2nd Period
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18:17
Mike Bossy (2) PPG Jean Potvin (1), Stefan Persson (2) BUF 2 – 1 NYI
3rd Period
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0:33
Gilbert Perreault (3) Lindy Ruff (2), Jim Schoenfeld (1) BUF 3 – 1 NYI
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3:59
Danny Gare (4) PPG Gilbert Perreault (2), John Van Boxmeer (3) BUF 4 – 1 NYI
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11:36
Jim Schoenfeld (2) PPG John Van Boxmeer (4), Danny Gare (2) BUF 5 – 1 NYI
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15:36
Mike Bossy (3) Bryan Trottier (2) BUF 5 – 2 NYI
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault C | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 3.80 |
| Danny Gare R | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.80 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.90 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.70 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.48 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.52 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Rick Dudley L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Dave Schultz L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Robert Mongrain C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 60:00 | 0.70 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy R | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.50 |
| Bryan Trottier C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Stefan Persson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Jean Potvin D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.55 |
| Billy Harris R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Wayne Merrick C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Clark Gillies L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Dave Lewis D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Bob Bourne C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Steve Tambellini C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Garry Howatt L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| John Tonelli L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Mike Hordy D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Bob Lorimer D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Dave Langevin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 60:00 | -1.15 |