The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Buffalo Sabres, 6 to 4, on February 24, 1979.

Final

Sabres

24-23-11

6

Capitals

18-33-9

4

Team

BUF

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

WSH

Danny Gare (EV) assisted by Ken Breitenbach and Gilbert Perreault

Greg Polis (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk

Bob Sirois (PP) assisted by Guy Charron and Dennis Maruk

2nd period

BUF

WSH

Gilbert Perreault (PP) assisted by Rene Robert and Jerry Korab

Tom Rowe (PP) assisted by Dennis Maruk and Leif Svensson

Bob Sirois (EV) assisted by Guy Charron

Ric Seiling (EV) assisted by Ken Breitenbach and Bill Stewart

Richard Martin (EV) assisted by Rene Robert

3rd period

BUF

WSH

Rene Robert (EV) assisted by Andre Savard

Sabres

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Bob Sauve (W) B. Sauve	1	0	0	32	28	.875	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Mike Boland M. Boland	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0
Ken Breitenbach K. Breitenbach	0	2	2	+5	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rick Dudley R. Dudley	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0
Danny Gare D. Gare	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	5	20.0
Jerry Korab J. Korab	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	2	0.0
Don Luce D. Luce	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	6	16.7
Terry Martin T. Martin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
Larry Playfair L. Playfair	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rene Robert R. Robert	2	2	4	+1	2	0	1	1	4	50.0
Andre Savard A. Savard	0	2	2	+1	10	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Schultz D. Schultz	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ric Seiling R. Seiling	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Bill Stewart B. Stewart	0	1	1	+5	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gary Inness (L) G. Inness	0	1	0	37	31	.838	6	6.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Guy Charron G. Charron	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	5	0.0
Rolf Edberg R. Edberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Girard B. Girard	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Rick Green R. Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dennis Hextall D. Hextall	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0.0
Yvon Labre Y. Labre	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0
Mark Lofthouse M. Lofthouse	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	0	3	3	-1	0	0	2	2	0.0
Paul Mulvey P. Mulvey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Robert Picard R. Picard	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	1	0.0
Greg Polis G. Polis	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	5	20.0
Bob Sirois B. Sirois	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	66.7
Blair Stewart B. Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Leif Svensson L. Svensson	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	2	0.0
Ryan Walter R. Walter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0