Sunday, October 14, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
North Stars 5 at Sabres 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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0:11
Rick Martin (1) Gilbert Perreault (3), Craig Ramsay (3) MNS 0 – 1 BUF
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12:07
Craig Hartsburg (1) PPG Bobby Smith (3) MNS 1 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
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1:27
Glen Sharpley (2) Ron Zanussi (1), Brad Maxwell (2) MNS 2 – 1 BUF
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1:49
Steve Payne (2) Al MacAdam (3), Paul Shmyr (1) MNS 3 – 1 BUF
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13:38
Fred Barrett (1) Unassisted MNS 4 – 1 BUF
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16:53
Ric Seiling (1) Craig Ramsay (4) MNS 4 – 2 BUF
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17:23
Gilbert Perreault (4) Rick Martin (2), Danny Gare (3) MNS 4 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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9:16
Kent-Erik Andersson (2) Tim Young (2), Tom McCarthy (1) MNS 5 – 3 BUF
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14:42
John Van Boxmeer (1) Larry Playfair (1), Craig Ramsay (5) MNS 5 – 4 BUF
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent-Erik Andersson R | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Fred Barrett D | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Tim Young C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Glen Sharpley C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Tom McCarthy L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Ron Zanussi R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Steve Payne L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.68 |
| Craig Hartsburg D | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.68 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Bobby Smith C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Brad Maxwell D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.40 |
| Paul Shmyr D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.32 |
| Gary Sargent D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Curt Giles D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.07 |
| Mike Polich C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kris Manery R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Younghans R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | W | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 60:00 | -0.50 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2.18 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1.38 |
| Rick Martin L | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 1.30 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.98 |
| Ric Seiling R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.38 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Robert Mongrain C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Rick Dudley L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dave Schultz L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 40:00 | -1.90 |
| Bob Sauve | L | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 19:32 | -0.15 |