NHL game summary from November 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (10-5-3) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (9-4-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Derek Smith 5 (Rick Dudley, Tony McKegney), 2:21 |
| MIN, | Fred Barrett 5 (Mike Polich, Kent-Erik Andersson), 5:27 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 11, 11:32 | |
| 2: | BUF, | John Gould 3 (Lindy Ruff), 1:16 |
| BUF, | John Gould 4 (Craig Ramsay, Don Luce), 13:55 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Payne 14 (Al MacAdam, Per-Olov Brasar), 17:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Richie Dunn, BUF [Holding] 2:58 |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hooking] 7:17 | |
| 2: | John Gould, BUF [Hooking] 6:10 |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Fighting] 17:41 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing, Fighting] 17:41 | |
| 3: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking] 7:01 |
Penalty time: BUF: 13 minutes
MIN: 7 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Mongrain | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10-15-10-35
MIN: 7-11-19-37
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 7-2-1)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 6-2-0)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,938
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