Sunday, December 12, 1982 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Whalers 3 at Sabres 1
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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18:09
Ron Francis (12) Mark Johnson (12), Pierre Lacroix (8) HFD 1 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
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11:19
Blaine Stoughton (17) Ron Francis (27) HFD 2 – 0 BUF
3rd Period
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17:18
Hannu Virta (7) Tony McKegney (17), Sean Mckenna (10) HFD 2 – 1 BUF
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19:44
Ron Francis (13) Ray Neufeld (16), Mark Johnson (13) HFD 3 – 1 BUF
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis C | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 2.95 |
| Mark Johnson C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.78 |
| Blaine Stoughton L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Pierre Lacroix D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.08 |
| Ray Neufeld R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Doug Sulliman L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Merlin Malinowski C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Paul Marshall L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Risto Siltanen D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Robert Sullivan L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Warren Miller R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Mike McDougall R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Ed Hospodar D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Mark Renaud D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Mickey Volcan D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Michel Galarneau C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Russ Anderson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -1.05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Millen | W | 41 | 40 | 1 | .976 | 60:00 | 3.25 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannu Virta D | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.28 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Sean Mckenna R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Mike Ramsey D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.23 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Mike Moller R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Steve Patrick R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Dale McCourt C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Phil Housley D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Brent Peterson C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Mike Foligno R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | L | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 59:48 | 0.50 |