NHL game summary from December 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-16-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (24-9-3) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | TOR, | Rocky Saganiuk 7 (John Anderson), 1:40 |
| BUF, | Richie Dunn 2 (Derek Smith), 18:24 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 10 (Walt McKechnie), :28 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 21 (Rick Dudley, John Van Boxmeer), 12:19 - PP | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 21 (Derek Smith, Tony McKegney), 12:30 | |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 1 (Derek Smith, Tony McKegney), 18:15 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Rocky Saganiuk 8 (John Anderson, Joel Quenneville), 2:34 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 22, 19:12 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hi-sticking] 9:47 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing] 14:28 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 14:28 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 15:39 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 16:47 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Tripping] 19:12 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Tripping] 19:41 | |
| 2: | Rocky Saganiuk, TOR [Tripping] 4:37 |
| Don Luce, BUF [Hooking] 8:36 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Interference] 10:38 | |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Hooking] 15:37 | |
| 3: | John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Roughing] 4:09 |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Roughing] 4:09 | |
| Rick Dudley, BUF [Hooking] 8:12 |
Penalty time: TOR: 16 minutes
BUF: 12 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Maggs | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Carl Brewer | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8- 7-10-25
BUF: 11-12-11-34
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (L, 4-6-2)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 14-4-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,433
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