NHL game summary from December 20, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (13-11-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (17-10-4) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 8 (Mario Marois, Ulf Nilsson), 11:42 - PP |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 7 (Tony McKegney, Bill Stewart), 13:27 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 8 (Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson), :39 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 15 (Lucien DeBlois, Mike McEwen), 9:44 - PP | |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 8 (Gilbert Perreault, Tony McKegney), 15:34 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 9 (Ron Greschner, Ron Duguay), 2:01 - PP |
| NYR, | Mario Marois 3 (Walt Tkaczuk, Mike McEwen), 9:44 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 11 (Pat Hickey, Dan Clark), 15:50 | |
| BUF, | Terry Martin 3 (Rene Robert, Tony McKegney), 17:23 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hi-sticking] 10:34 |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:01 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:01 | |
| 2: | Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Interference] 8:23 |
| 3: | Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 1:14 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 3:17 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 11:52 | |
| Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Tripping] 16:12 |
Penalty time: BUF: 21 minutes
NYR: 21 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike McDougal | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Clark | 32 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 9- 9-28
NYR: 12-11-13-36
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 5-4-3)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 8-5-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,412
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