Thursday, November 29, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Rangers 1 at Sabres 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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16:19
Derek Smith (10) Jim Schoenfeld (13) NYR 0 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
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10:35
Don Murdoch (11) Dave Maloney (5), Phil Esposito (12) NYR 1 – 1 BUF
3rd Period
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9:50
Rick Martin (11) Gilbert Perreault (14), Ric Seiling (10) NYR 1 – 2 BUF
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Murdoch R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Phil Esposito C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Dave Maloney D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Anders Hedberg R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Steve Vickers L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Dean Talafous C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Walt Tkaczuk C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Ulf Nilsson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ron Greschner D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Tim Bothwell D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ed Hospodar D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Mario Marois D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Eddie Johnstone R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ron Duguay C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Barry Beck D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Don Maloney L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Baker | L | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 59:37 | 1.00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin L | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.35 |
| Derek Smith C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| John Gould R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Rick Dudley L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 | 1.55 |