1978–79 Buffalo Sabres season

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1978–79 Buffalo Sabres
Division	2nd Adams
1978–79 record	36–28–16
Team information
General Manager	John Anderson
Coach	Marcel Pronovost, Billy Inglis
Captain	Danny Gare
Alternate captains	None
Team leaders

<1977–78	1979–80>

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final standings
- 2.2 Game log
3 Playoffs
4 Player stats
5 Awards and records
6 Transactions
7 Roster
8 Draft picks
9 Farm teams
10 See also
11 References

Offseason

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Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Boston Bruins	80	43	23	14	316	270	100
Buffalo Sabres	80	36	28	16	280	263	88
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	34	33	13	267	252	81
Minnesota North Stars	80	28	40	12	257	289	68

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 12, 1978	2–2	New York Islanders (1978–79)	0–0–1
2	W	October 14, 1978	5–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	1–0–1
3	L	October 15, 1978	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	1–1–1
4	L	October 18, 1978	0–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	1–2–1
5	W	October 19, 1978	1–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	2–2–1
6	L	October 22, 1978	2–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	2–3–1
7	L	October 26, 1978	0–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)	2–4–1
8	T	October 28, 1978	7–7	@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)	2–4–2
9	T	November 2, 1978	3–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	2–4–3
10	L	November 4, 1978	1–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	2–5–3
11	W	November 5, 1978	2–1	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	3–5–3
12	T	November 9, 1978	4–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	3–5–4
13	W	November 11, 1978	2–0	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)	4–5–4
14	T	November 12, 1978	4–4	Boston Bruins (1978–79)	4–5–5
15	T	November 15, 1978	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	4–5–6
16	W	November 16, 1978	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1978–79)	5–5–6
17	W	November 18, 1978	3–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	6–5–6
18	W	November 19, 1978	9–2	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	7–5–6
19	L	November 22, 1978	2–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	7–6–6
20	L	November 23, 1978	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)	7–7–6
21	W	November 26, 1978	4–1	Colorado Rockies (1978–79)	8–7–6
22	L	November 30, 1978	3–4	Boston Bruins (1978–79)	8–8–6
23	L	December 2, 1978	1–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	8–9–6
24	L	December 3, 1978	1–4	Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	8–10–6
25	T	December 7, 1978	3–3	Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)	8–10–7
26	T	December 9, 1978	4–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	8–10–8
27	W	December 10, 1978	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	9–10–8
28	W	December 13, 1978	6–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	10–10–8
29	W	December 14, 1978	3–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	11–10–8
30	W	December 16, 1978	5–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	12–10–8
31	W	December 17, 1978	6–3	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	13–10–8
32	L	December 20, 1978	3–6	@ New York Rangers (1978–79)	13–11–8
33	W	December 21, 1978	5–4	Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	14–11–8
34	L	December 23, 1978	4–6	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)	14–12–8
35	W	December 27, 1978	5–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)	15–12–8
36	T	December 28, 1978	3–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	15–12–9
37	L	December 31, 1978	3–7	Boston Bruins (1978–79)	15–13–9
38	T	January 4, 1979	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	15–13–10
39	W	January 7, 1979	4–3	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	16–13–10
40	L	January 9, 1979	3–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	16–14–10
41	W	January 11, 1979	6–2	Washington Capitals (1978–79)	17–14–10
42	L	January 13, 1979	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	17–15–10
43	L	January 14, 1979	4–5	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	17–16–10
44	T	January 18, 1979	4–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	17–16–11
45	W	January 20, 1979	2–1	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)	18–16–11
46	L	January 25, 1979	4–5	New York Rangers (1978–79)	18–17–11
47	W	January 27, 1979	6–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	19–17–11
48	L	January 28, 1979	1–3	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	19–18–11
49	L	January 31, 1979	2–5	Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	19–19–11
50	W	February 3, 1979	2–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	20–19–11
51	W	February 4, 1979	3–1	St. Louis Blues (1978–79)	21–19–11
52	W	February 14, 1979	2–1	New York Islanders (1978–79)	22–19–11
53	W	February 15, 1979	4–3	New York Rangers (1978–79)	23–19–11
54	L	February 17, 1979	3–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	23–20–11
55	L	February 18, 1979	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	23–21–11
56	L	February 21, 1979	2–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	23–22–11
57	L	February 22, 1979	2–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	23–23–11
58	W	February 24, 1979	6–4	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)	24–23–11
59	W	February 26, 1979	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	25–23–11
60	T	March 1, 1979	5–5	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	25–23–12
61	T	March 3, 1979	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1978–79)	25–23–13
62	L	March 4, 1979	1–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	25–24–13
63	W	March 6, 1979	3–2	@ New York Islanders (1978–79)	26–24–13
64	W	March 8, 1979	6–4	Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)	27–24–13
65	T	March 10, 1979	5–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	27–24–14
66	W	March 11, 1979	9–4	Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	28–24–14
67	W	March 14, 1979	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	29–24–14
68	W	March 15, 1979	4–2	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	30–24–14
69	L	March 17, 1979	3–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	30–25–14
70	T	March 18, 1979	3–3	Washington Capitals (1978–79)	30–25–15
71	W	March 21, 1979	3–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)	31–25–15
72	W	March 23, 1979	4–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	32–25–15
73	W	March 24, 1979	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)	33–25–15
74	W	March 26, 1979	4–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)	34–25–15
75	W	March 28, 1979	9–2	Boston Bruins (1978–79)	35–25–15
76	L	March 31, 1979	0–2	@ New York Islanders (1978–79)	35–26–15
77	L	April 1, 1979	3–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	35–27–15
78	W	April 5, 1979	9–3	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)	36–27–15
79	L	April 7, 1979	2–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	36–28–15
80	T	April 8, 1979	5–5	Colorado Rockies (1978–79)	36–28–16

Playoffs

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Player stats

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Roster

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Draft picks

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Farm teams

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References

^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

v t e Buffalo Sabres

Sabres	Franchise • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Broadcasters • Records • Draft picks • Sabretooth

Culture/lore	"The French Connection" • Ted Darling • Rick Jeanneret • The Fog Game • No Goal • 2008 NHL Winter Classic • 2011 NHL Premiere • Taro Tsujimoto • Ronan Tynan • Hockey Night Live!

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium • First Niagara Center

Affiliates	Rochester Americans (AHL) • Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL)

Owners	S. Knox and N. Knox • Rigas • Golisano and Quinn • Pegula

Other	Sabres Hockey Network (WGR 550 • MSG Network) • Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team • Buffalo Jr. Sabres • Buffalo Bandits

v t e Buffalo Sabres seasons

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12

v t e 1978–79 NHL season by team

Patrick	Atlanta NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia

Adams	Boston Buffalo Minnesota Toronto

Norris	Detroit Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh Washington

Smythe	Chicago Colorado St. Louis Vancouver

See also	1978 NHL Amateur Draft 1979 Challenge Cup 1979 Stanley Cup Finals Transactions

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