The Buffalo Sabres were decisively beaten by the Montreal Canadiens, 5 to 2, on February 18, 1979.

Final

Canadiens

39-9-8

5

Sabres

23-21-11

2

Team

MTL

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

BUF

Steve Shutt (PP) assisted by Yvon Lambert and Guy Lapointe

2nd period

MTL

BUF

Bob Gainey (EV) assisted by Mario Tremblay and Rejean Houle

Danny Gare (PP) assisted by Dave Schultz and Jerry Korab

Doug Jarvis (EV) assisted by Cam Connor and Serge Savard

3rd period

MTL

BUF

Pat Hughes (EV) assisted by Mark Napier and Gilles Lupien

Bill Hajt (EV) assisted by Danny Gare and Gilbert Perreault

Guy Lafleur (EV) unassisted

Canadiens

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Michel Larocque (W) M. Larocque	1	0	0	35	33	.943	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Rick Chartraw R. Chartraw	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Cam Connor C. Connor	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Gainey B. Gainey	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Hughes P. Hughes	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Doug Jarvis D. Jarvis	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	33.3
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	6	16.7
Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Gilles Lupien G. Lupien	0	1	1	+2	6	0	0	0	0
Pierre Mondou P. Mondou	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Mark Napier M. Napier	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Newman D. Newman	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0	1	0.0
Steve Shutt S. Shutt	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Don Edwards (L) D. Edwards	0	1	0	38	33	.868	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Rick Dudley R. Dudley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Danny Gare D. Gare	1	1	2	0	4	1	0	6	16.7
Jocelyn Guevremont J. Guevremont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bill Hajt B. Hajt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Jerry Korab J. Korab	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	2	0.0
Don Luce D. Luce	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Terry Martin T. Martin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tony McKegney T. McKegney	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Andre Savard A. Savard	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dave Schultz D. Schultz	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	1	0.0
Ric Seiling R. Seiling	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bill Stewart B. Stewart	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	3	0.0