Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Monday, December 10, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

0–4

14–31

Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–0 on Monday, December 10, 1979 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Red Wings 31–14.

Rick Martin scored twice. Gilbert Perreault and Jim Schoenfeld also scored.

Don Edwards made 14 saves on 14 shots for the win; Rogie Vachon stopped 27 of 31.

Goals
DET	0	0	0	0	14
BUF	1	2	1	4	31

Scoring

1st period

Rick Martin (16)Ric Seiling (13), Jim Schoenfeld (15)0–101:26 BUF

2nd period

Gilbert Perreault (17)Danny Gare (19)0–200:39 BUF
Jim Schoenfeld (4)Craig Ramsay (14), Don Luce (16)0–304:35 BUF

3rd period

Rick Martin (17)Gilbert Perreault (19), Ric Seiling (14)0–417:12 BUF

Team stats

DETBUF

1431

0%0%

0/20/4

128

Penalties

18:40 into the first periodLarry Playfair · high sticking2 min
18:40 into the first periodLarry Playfair · roughing2 min
18:40 into the first periodDennis Polonich · roughing2 min
3:39 into the second periodGreg Joly · holding2 min
3:57 into the second periodJerry Korab · high sticking2 min
9:56 into the second periodReed Larson · holding2 min
9:22 into the third periodDon Luce · high sticking2 min
9:22 into the third periodBarry Long · high sticking2 min
17:28 into the third periodJean Hamel · interference2 min
19:23 into the third periodBench · abuse of officials2 min

Season series

Red Wings vs Sabres head-to-head →

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters

8Dennis PolonichC	−1	0	2	–	–
10Dale McCourtC	0	0	0	–	–
11Peter MahovlichC	−1	0	0	–	–
12Errol ThompsonL	−1	1	0	–	–
14Dennis SobchukC	−1	0	0	–	–
15Paul WoodsC	−1	1	0	–	–
17Mike FolignoR	−1	2	0	–	–
19Dan BolducR	−1	0	0	–	–
20Vaclav NedomanskyC	−1	2	0	–	–
21Dan LabraatenL	−1	1	0	–	–
23Glenn HicksL	−1	0	0	–	–
2Barry LongD	−3	2	2	–	–
5Jean HamelD	−1	1	2	–	–
7Willie HuberD	−1	1	0	–	–
24Greg JolyD	0	0	2	–	–
26Jim KornD	0	1	0	–	–
28Reed LarsonD	−3	2	2	–	–

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
1Jim RutherfordG		0	0	0	–	00:00
30Rogie VachonG	L	31	27	4	.871	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

7Rick MartinL	2	0	2	+2	3	0	–	–
11Gilbert PerreaultC	1	1	2	+3	2	0	–	–
16Ric SeilingR	0	2	2	+2	5	0	–	–
6Jim SchoenfeldD	1	1	2	+3	5	0	–	–
10Craig RamsayL	0	1	1	+1	6	0	–	–
18Danny GareR	0	1	1	+1	3	0	–	–
20Don LuceC	0	1	1	+1	1	2	–	–
8Tony McKegneyL	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
9Rick DudleyL	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
17John GouldR	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
19Derek SmithC	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	–
22Lindy RuffL	0	0	0	+1	2	0	–	–
3Richie DunnD	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
4Jerry KorabD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	–	–
5John Van BoxmeerD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	–	–
24Bill HajtD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	–	–
27Larry PlayfairD	0	0	0	0	0	4	–	–

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1Don EdwardsG	W	14	14	0	1.000	60:00
28Bob SauveG		0	0	0	–	00:00