Winnipeg Jets vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Monday, December 31, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Winnipeg Jets 6–2 on Monday, December 31, 1979 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Jets 42–24.
Danny Gare scored a hat trick. Gilbert Perreault, Morris Lukowich, Lyle Moffat, John Gould and Rick Martin also scored.
Don Edwards made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Lindsay Middlebrook stopped 36 of 42.
Scoring
1st period
Gilbert Perreault (22)Danny Gare (22), Derek Smith (17)0–112:47 BUF ·
2nd period
Morris Lukowich (16)Ron Wilson (20), Peter Marsh (14)1–105:55 WIN · 
Danny Gare (24)Gilbert Perreault (25), John Van Boxmeer (24)1–207:44 BUF · 
Lyle Moffat (3)Jude Drouin (12), Bill Riley (1)2–208:45 WIN- Danny Gare (25)Tony McKegney (13), Derek Smith (18)2–309:15 BUF
John Gould (8)Don Luce (20), Richie Dunn (12)2–410:06 BUF
3rd period
Rick Martin (18)Ric Seiling (17), Gilbert Perreault (26)2–504:20 BUF- Danny Gare (26)Andre Savard (3)2–619:53 BUF
Team stats
WINBUF
2442
0%0%
1/32/6
1913
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:41 into the first period
Jerry Korab · slashing2 min - 6:21 into the first period
Lorne Stamler · holding2 min - 11:23 into the first periodJimmy Mann · high sticking2 min
- 11:39 into the first periodRick Dudley · roughing2 min
- 11:39 into the first periodScott Campbell · high sticking2 min
- 11:39 into the first periodScott Campbell · roughing2 min
- 12:47 into the first periodBench · delaying game bench2 min
- 5:11 into the second periodLarry Playfair · tripping2 min
- 6:42 into the second periodMorris Lukowich · holding2 min
- 17:26 into the second periodAl Cameron · holding2 min
- 14:42 into the third periodRichie Dunn · interference2 min
- 18:16 into the third periodLarry Playfair · fighting5 min
- 18:16 into the third periodJimmy Mann · fighting5 min
Season series
Winnipeg Jets
| 12Morris LukowichL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 14Peter MarshR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 19Bill RileyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Lyle MoffatL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 25Jude DrouinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Jimmy MannR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 10Peter SullivanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Willy LindstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Larry HopkinsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Lorne StamlerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Ross CoryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Lars SjobergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 5Craig NorwichD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Scott CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Al CameronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 28Donald MacIverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pierre HamelG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Lindsay MiddlebrookG | L | 42 | 6 | .857 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 18Danny GareR | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17John GouldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 9Rick DudleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 24 | 2 | .917 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |