NHL game summary from March 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (21-36-13) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (30-25-15) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rene Robert 20 (Lee Fogolin, Andre Savard), 7:15 |
| WAS, | Rolf Edberg 9 (Dennis Maruk, Leif Svensson), 11:19 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Rick Martin 23 (Andre Savard, Rene Robert), 3:03 |
| WAS, | Tom Rowe 31, 18:03 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jerry Korab 11 (Craig Ramsay), 4:26 |
| WAS, | Gord Lane 2 (Bob Sirois, Guy Charron), 12:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chuck Arnason, WAS [Hooking] 7:54 | |
| 2: | Mike Boland, BUF [Holding] 5:26 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 11:07 | ||
| Gord Lane, WAS [Holding] 14:17 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chuck Arnason | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 12-12-10-34
BUF: 19- 7- 8-34
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (T, 4-13-5)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 23-16-8)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,433
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