All NHL game summaries from April 5, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (36-27-15) |
1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
 Boston Bruins (42-23-14) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 29 (Jim Schoenfeld, Rene Robert), 1:51 - PP |
| BOS, | Al Secord 15 (Peter McNab), 5:53 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Danny Gare 25 (Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Richard), 2:24 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 26 (Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Richard), 6:03 | |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 21 (Rick Martin, Andre Savard), 7:09 | |
| BOS, | Dwight Foster 11 (Brad Park, Dick Redmond), 9:09 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 27 (Danny Gare), 10:12 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 30, 13:24 | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 25 (Al Sims, Al Secord), 17:41 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 26, 19:44 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 27 (Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Richard), 8:47 |
| BUF, | Jacques Richard 7 (Gilbert Perreault, Danny Gare), 18:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Secord, BOS [Hi-sticking] 1:05 |
| Mike Boland, BUF [Tripping] 2:24 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Fighting] 11:41 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Fighting] 11:41 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Roughing] 11:41 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Roughing] 11:41 | |
| Dwight Foster, BOS [Elbowing] 17:14 | |
| 2: | Rick Martin, BUF [Tripping] 7:31 |
| 3: | Al Secord, BOS [Fighting] 3:01 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Fighting] 3:01 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 3:47 | |
| Dave Schultz, BUF [Fighting, Misconduct] 3:47 | |
| Mike Boland, BUF [Tripping] 15:12 |
Penalty time: BUF: 33 minutes
BOS: 31 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 27 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Bennett | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6-14- 7-27
BOS: 7-15-13-35
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 10-10-7)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 23-9-10),
Jim Pettie Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Kevin Collins Attendance: 11,552
Jim Pettie Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Kevin Collins Attendance: 11,552
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (15-53-11) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Kings (33-34-12) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Charlie Simmer 18 (Butch Goring), 5:51 - PP |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 19 (Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor), 10:58 - PP | |
| COL, | John Van Boxmeer 8 (Barry Beck, Jack Valiquette), 12:35 | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 16 (Glenn Goldup, Butch Goring), 19:31 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | COL, | Mike Dwyer 1 (Trevor Johansen, Nick Beverley), 14:04 |
| LA , | Richard Mulhern 5, 14:33 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 20 (Merlin Malinowski, Mike Dwyer), 15:56 - PP | |
| COL, | John Van Boxmeer 9 (Merlin Malinowski, Ron Delorme), 18:28 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Merlin Malinowski, COL [Hooking] 5:20 |
| Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 10:37 | |
| 2: | Bill Oleschuk, COL [Delay of game] 0:34 |
| Randy Manery, LA [Tripping] 10:31 | |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Interference] 18:48 | |
| 3: | Randy Manery, LA [Holding] 15:43 |
Penalty time: COL: 6 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Ashby | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Dwyer | 28 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 10- 9-11-30
LA : 8-11- 9-28
Goalies: COL: Bill Oleschuk (T, 6-19-7)
LA : Mario Lessard (T, 22-15-10)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 8,240
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (49-15-14) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (39-24-15) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | PHI, | Jimmy Watson 9 (Ken Linseman, Al Hill), 6:49 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 31 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 9:05 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 17 (Dave Lewis, Wayne Merrick), 16:17 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 34 (Bob Lorimer), 19:42 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Blake Dunlop, PHI [Roughing] 7:53 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Holding] 8:26 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 11:00 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Elbowing] 14:29 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 14:29 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 18:40 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 18:40 | |
| Al Hill, PHI [Holding] 19:52 | |
| 2: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 7:10 |
| Al Hill, PHI [Holding] 19:33 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 19:33 | |
| 3: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 8:03 |
Penalty time: NYI: 15 minutes
PHI: 15 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 8- 9-26
PHI: 12-12-10-34
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 25-7-10)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 19-9-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,077
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