Wednesday, November 21, 1979 · Springfield Civic Center
Sabres 3 at Whalers 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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1:07
Blaine Stoughton (9) Dave Keon (12), Mark Howe (9) BUF 0 – 1 HFD
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7:52
Jordy Douglas (4) Dave Keon (13), Blaine Stoughton (6) BUF 0 – 2 HFD
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10:31
Danny Gare (10) Robert Mongrain (2), Tony McKegney (6) BUF 1 – 2 HFD
2nd Period
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6:42
Mike Rogers (6) Al Sims (5), Mark Howe (10) BUF 1 – 3 HFD
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13:07
Blaine Stoughton (10) PPG Jordy Douglas (9), Al Sims (6) BUF 1 – 4 HFD
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18:18
Tony McKegney (4) Danny Gare (15), Derek Smith (7) BUF 2 – 4 HFD
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19:15
Blaine Stoughton (11) Al Hangsleben (4), Jordy Douglas (10) BUF 2 – 5 HFD
3rd Period
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0:51
Danny Gare (11) PPG John Gould (1), Derek Smith (8) BUF 3 – 5 HFD
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare R | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.88 |
| Tony McKegney L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.60 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.48 |
| Robert Mongrain C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| John Gould R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Rick Dudley L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | L | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 59:50 | -2.05 |
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Stoughton L | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 3.63 |
| Jordy Douglas L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.38 |
| Dave Keon C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.85 |
| Mark Howe D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.63 |
| Al Sims D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.48 |
| Mike Rogers C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Al Hangsleben L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Gordie Roberts D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Gordie Howe R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Ronald Plumb D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Nick Fotiu L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Greg Carroll C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Rick Ley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| James Warner R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Bill Bennett L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Andre Lacroix C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Ray Allison R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garrett | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 59:58 | 0.15 |