Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Saturday, November 3, 1979 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 on Saturday, November 3, 1979 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Maple Leafs outshot the Sabres 27–21.
Dave Williams scored twice. Rick Dudley, Gilbert Perreault, Robert Mongrain, Tony McKegney and Jerry Butler also scored.
Don Edwards made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 17 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Rick Dudley (1)Ric Seiling (2), Don Luce (5)1–010:53 BUF
2nd period
Gilbert Perreault (8)John Van Boxmeer (11)2–002:25 BUF
Robert Mongrain (1)Lindy Ruff (5), Jim Schoenfeld (8)3–003:24 BUF
Tony McKegney (2)Derek Smith (4), Danny Gare (7)4–004:16 BUF
Dave Williams (5)Borje Salming (7), Lanny McDonald (5)4–117:09 TOR
3rd period
- Dave Williams (6)Darryl Sittler (6)4–209:28 TOR
Jerry Butler (1)Darryl Sittler (7), Borje Salming (8)4–318:52 TOR
Team stats
BUFTOR
2127
0%0%
0/40/3
68
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:09 into the first period
Jerry Butler · tripping2 min - 10:53 into the first periodDan Maloney · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 13:27 into the first periodDan Maloney · roughing2 min
- 15:45 into the first periodDan Maloney · cross checking2 min
- 19:56 into the first period
Gilbert Perreault · hooking2 min - 5:08 into the third periodLarry Playfair · holding2 min
- 16:36 into the third periodBill Hajt · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Rick DudleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Robert MongrainC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 21Dave SchultzL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 27 | 3 | .889 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 27Darryl SittlerC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 6Ron EllisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Rocky SaganiukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 9Dan MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 11Walt McKechnieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 15Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Ian TurnbullD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 3Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 4Greg HothamD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave BurrowsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 21 | 4 | .809 |
| 30Paul HarrisonG | 0 | 0 | – |