Wednesday, October 17, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Whalers 1 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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18:49
Craig Ramsay (1) PPG Don Luce (1), Lindy Ruff (3) HFD 0 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
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1:19
Andre Lacroix (1) Jordy Douglas (1) HFD 1 – 1 BUF
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8:41
Gilbert Perreault (5) Rick Martin (3), Craig Ramsay (6) HFD 1 – 2 BUF
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10:58
Craig Ramsay (2) Gilbert Perreault (4), Jim Schoenfeld (2) HFD 1 – 3 BUF
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Lacroix C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Jordy Douglas L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Mike Rogers C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Blaine Stoughton L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Maynard Schurman L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Gordie Howe R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Al Hangsleben L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Bennett L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Nick Fotiu L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Warner R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rick Ley D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Howe D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ray Allison R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Al Sims D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Charles Luksa D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Dave Keon C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Gordie Roberts D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garrett | L | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:00 | 0.05 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ramsay L | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2.50 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.90 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1.00 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.38 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Rick Dudley L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Dave Schultz L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Robert Mongrain C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 13 | 12 | 1 | .923 | 60:00 | 0.45 |