Atlanta Flames vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, December 5, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Atlanta Flames 6–1 on Wednesday, December 5, 1979 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Flames 28–17.
Rick Martin scored twice. Bob MacMillan, Craig Ramsay, Richie Dunn, Gilbert Perreault and Ric Seiling also scored.
Don Edwards made 16 saves on 17 shots for the win; Pat Riggin stopped 22 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Bob MacMillan (5)Guy Chouinard (12), Eric Vail (3)1–007:37 AFM
2nd period
Rick Martin (14)Jim Schoenfeld (14), Gilbert Perreault (17)1–102:11 BUF
Craig Ramsay (8)John Gould (3), Don Luce (14)1–203:08 BUF
Richie Dunn (1)John Gould (4), Don Luce (15)1–304:56 BUF
Gilbert Perreault (16)Ric Seiling (11), Richie Dunn (10)1–414:07 BUF
3rd period
- Rick Martin (15)Ric Seiling (12)1–507:54 BUF
Ric Seiling (6)Rick Martin (11)1–612:27 BUF
Team stats
AFMBUF
1728
0%0%
0/10/2
42
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:45 into the first period
Dave Shand · holding2 min - 13:42 into the first period
Jim Schoenfeld · tripping2 min - 15:37 into the second periodDarcy Rota · holding2 min
Season series
Atlanta Flames
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 27Eric VailL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Garry UngerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 9Jean PronovostR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 19Paul HendersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 3Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 5Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Dave ShandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Dan BouchardG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Pat RigginG | L | 28 | 6 | .786 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 7Rick MartinL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 3 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 17John GouldR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Rick DudleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 17 | 1 | .941 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |