Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, November 24, 1979 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 6–1 on Saturday, November 24, 1979 at Capital Centre. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 31–24.
Danny Gare scored twice and Rick Martin scored twice. Guy Charron, Derek Smith and Gilbert Perreault also scored.
Bob Sauve made 23 saves on 24 shots for the win; Wayne Stephenson stopped 25 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Guy Charron (2)Rick Green (6), Mike Gartner (7)0–108:14 WSH
Danny Gare (12)Derek Smith (9), Richie Dunn (6)1–112:01 BUF
2nd period
- Danny Gare (13)Tony McKegney (7), John Van Boxmeer (16)2–103:24 BUF
Derek Smith (7)Danny Gare (16)3–103:37 BUF
Gilbert Perreault (14)Richie Dunn (7)4–115:22 BUF
3rd period
Rick Martin (8)Gilbert Perreault (13), Ric Seiling (6)5–110:33 BUF- Rick Martin (9)Ric Seiling (7), Richie Dunn (8)6–114:04 BUF
Team stats
BUFWSH
3124
0%0%
0/10/3
62
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:35 into the first period
Jim Schoenfeld · holding2 min - 8:58 into the second period
Gord Lane · slashing2 min - 12:55 into the second periodLindy Ruff · holding2 min
- 15:33 into the second periodRichie Dunn · hooking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 18Danny GareR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 5John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17John GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Robert MongrainC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 24 | 1 | .958 |
Washington Capitals
| 11Mike GartnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Guy CharronC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Mark LofthouseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 9Ryan WalterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Gary RisslingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 14Antero LehtonenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 17Tom RoweR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Greg PolisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Tim CoulisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 23Wes JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 27Paul MulveyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 2Greg ThebergeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | – |
| 4Leif SvenssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Robert PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 | – |
| 28Gord LaneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Gary InnessG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Wayne StephensonG | L | 31 | 6 | .806 |