1979 NHL Preliminary Round
Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Buffalo Sabres 2-1

Buffalo Sabres
W-L: 36-28-16, .550
SRS: 0.22 (7th of 17)
Goals: 280 (9th of 17)
Goals Against: 263 (5th of 17)
Pittsburgh Penguins
W-L: 36-31-13, .531
SRS: 0.04 (10th of 17)
Goals: 281 (7th of 17)
Goals Against: 279 (8th of 17)
Game 1, April 10
Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Buffalo Sabres 3  
Game 2, April 12
Buffalo Sabres 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 1  
Game 3, April 14
Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Buffalo Sabres 3 OT

Buffalo Sabres Skaters Series Stats

Buffalo Sabres Skaters Series Stats Table
Scoring Goals Assists
No. Player Pos Age GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S%
14René RobertRW303224142000110825.0
7Rick MartinLW27303310000021070.0
17Rick DudleyLW303112221000100425.0
20Don LuceC303112001000100520.0
21Dave SchultzLW29302204000020020.0
12André SavardC25302222000020050.0
15Mike BolandD243101121000000616.7
4Jerry KorabD303101-141000000714.3
11Gilbert PerreaultC283101-220100000119.1
10Craig RamsayLW273101-121000000128.3
9Jacques RichardLW263101-301001000333.3
3Bill StewartD211011-10000010020.0
16Ric SeilingRW/C21301102000010020.0
6Jim SchoenfeldD263011100000100100.0
8Tony McKegneyLW202011-10000010050.0
23-26Ken BreitenbachD243011-24000010010.0
18Danny GareRW243000-19000000090.0
5Lee FogolinD23300004000000030.0
Team Total91625-441810114201028.8

Buffalo Sabres Goalies Series Stats

Buffalo Sabres Goalies Series Stats Table
Goalie Stats Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI ATOI
28Bob SauvéG2331-2-097768.88300180:1160:04
Team Total1-2-097768.88300180:1160:04
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Pittsburgh Penguins Skaters Series Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins Skaters Series Stats Table
Scoring Goals Assists
No. Player Pos Age GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S%
6Colin CampbellD263145281000400616.7
11George FergusonC263213202001100633.3
13Jim HamiltonRW221202202000000366.7
16Gary McAdamLW233112201000100714.3
19Gregg SheppardC29302210000020020.0
10Peter LeeRW23302200000020060.0
2Tom BladonD26302200000020020.0
26Orest KindrachukC283101-121001000425.0
23Rod SchuttLW223101-221000000520.0
9Blair ChapmanRW223101101000000333.3
17Rick KehoeRW27301100000010080.0
18Ross LonsberryLW313011-29000010070.0
12Greg MaloneC223011-22000010090.0
27Jacques CossetteRW2410111000001000
5Lex HudsonD2320000000000000
24Bob ParadiseD3410000000000000
25Randy CarlyleD223000-16000000090.0
3Ron StackhouseD2930001200000000
Team Total91625431900216007711.7

Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies Series Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies Series Stats Table
Goalie Stats Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI ATOI
1Denis HerronG2632-1-0910293.91200180:4760:16
Team Total2-1-0910293.91200180:4760:16

1978-79 Regular Season Stats

Thursday, Nov 9, 1978
Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Buffalo Sabres 4  
Saturday, Dec 9, 1978
Buffalo Sabres 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 4  
Sunday, Jan 14, 1979
Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Buffalo Sabres 4  
Saturday, Feb 17, 1979
Buffalo Sabres 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 6  

BUF Scoring Regular Season

BUF Scoring Regular Season Table
Scoring Goals Assists Ice Time Point Shares
Rk Player Age Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% TOI ATOI OPS DPS PS
1Gilbert Perreault*28C792758851220216044117017215.75.61.47.0
2Danny Gare24RW712740671790207032811126010.44.51.45.9
3René Robert30RW68224062-1346211061822020610.73.80.54.3
4Don Luce30C79263561201418627274414917.43.61.65.2
5Craig Ramsay27LW80263157211019433227211323.03.21.74.9
6Rick Martin27LW73322153-73524803147025012.83.70.84.4
7Jerry Korab30D7811405181042810221622045.43.24.77.9
8Ric Seiling21RW78202242155618204220013614.71.71.53.1
9André Savard25C651822402201422120119718.61.90.92.8
10Derek Smith24C43141226-58113008408516.51.40.41.8
11Jacques Richard26C611015258261000113208511.80.21.01.3
12Jim Schoenfeld26D468172586726001322998.11.63.04.6
13Tony McKegney20LW5281422-110800112206711.90.20.70.9
14Lee Fogolin23D7431922-310330001900704.30.43.84.2
15Bill Stewart21D6811718410110001700871.10.03.93.9
16Terry Martin23LW646814-173351008003815.8-1.10.4-0.7
17Gary McAdam23LW406511-61351014103915.4-0.30.40.0
18Rick Dudley30LW24561111250016003613.90.30.60.9
19Jocelyn Guevremont27D3438111283000431515.90.42.52.9
20Bill Hajt27D403811-5202011710535.70.21.92.1
21Ken Breitenbach24D301895251000800412.40.11.92.1
22Dave Schultz29LW28235-128620002101612.5-0.60.0-0.6
23Mike Boland24D221235291000200175.9-0.21.51.3
24Richie Dunn21D24033-2140000120180.0-0.31.20.9
25Larry Playfair20D260331600000300120.0-0.31.51.1
26Don Edwards23G5402208020315858:280.00.010.5
27Randy Ireland21G2000000003014:570.00.00.0
28Bob Sauvé23G2900002000160955:280.00.03.8
Team Total802804597397810102165593634310313240111.733.239.286.7

BUF Goalies Regular Season

BUF Goalies Regular Season Table
Goalie Stats
Rk Player Age GP GS W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO MIN QS QS% RBS GA%- GSAA
1Don Edwards23542618915915691410.8993.02231588625.3
2Bob Sauvé232910107100805705.8763.7301609106-5.5
3Randy Ireland21200032118.8576.02030
Team Total36281626223952133.8913.28247979319.2

PIT Scoring Regular Season

PIT Scoring Regular Season Table
Scoring Goals Assists Ice Time Point Shares
Rk Player Age Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% TOI ATOI OPS DPS PS
1Greg Malone22C8035306565227805291019817.74.81.26.1
2Orest Kindrachuk28C79184260384134103111014512.43.11.14.2
3Peter Lee23RW80322658-1324221007197021914.64.00.74.7
4Pete Mahovlich32C60143953-11399500281101539.23.00.53.5
5George Ferguson26RW80212950103718032280120110.42.51.43.8
6Randy Carlyle22D701334474789313181602086.33.34.07.3
7Ross Lonsberry31LW8024224673820401184017913.42.41.33.7
8Rick Kehoe27RW5727184514220703135016516.43.51.24.7
9Rod Schutt22LW74242145-93321302156018113.32.60.73.3
10Ron Stackhouse29D7510334321546311221101735.82.75.37.9
11Gregg Sheppard29C601522378911312138113411.21.81.02.8
12Dale Tallon28D6352429-143532031671915.51.42.64.0
13Tom Bladon26D7842327-1764310014901353.00.83.24.0
14Colin Campbell26D65218201413720011710523.80.44.34.7
15Blair Chapman22RW7110818-121891006209610.4-0.60.60.0
16Russ Anderson23D723131609330001300486.30.03.93.9
17Gary McAdam23LW285914425001810529.60.40.50.9
18Dave Schultz29RW474913-21554000900508.0-0.60.60.0
19Wayne Bianchin25LW407411-22061033105712.3-0.20.50.3
20Jacques Cossette24RW3872921661012003520.0-0.30.60.3
21Denis Herron26G56022018020320357:110.00.09.1
22Kim Davis21C11010010010001100.00.10.00.1
23Bob Paradise34D14011-44000010040.0-0.20.50.3
24Jim Hamilton22LW200000000000030.0-0.10.0-0.1
25Lex Hudson23D200000000000010.00.00.10.1
26Gord Laxton23G1000000006060:000.00.0-0.2
27Mike Meeker20RW4000-15000000020.0-0.20.0-0.1
28Greg Millen21G2800000000152954:360.00.04.4
29Tom Price24D2000-24000000000.00.0-0.1
30Brian Spencer29LW700000000000020.0-0.30.1-0.2
Team Total8028142971061021218567363251013258510.934.235.983.3

PIT Goalies Regular Season

PIT Goalies Regular Season Table
Goalie Stats
Rk Player Age GP GS W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO MIN QS QS% RBS GA%- GSAA
1Denis Herron265622191218016671487.8923.37032039215.8
2Greg Millen21281411186771685.8883.3821529954.5
3Gord Laxton23101082719.7048.00060
Team Total36311327424652191.8893.43247929515.5