The Buffalo Sabres were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 to 3, in overtime in Game 3 of the 1979 playoff series on April 14, 1979.

Final

Penguins

2-1-0

4

Sabres

1-2-0

3

Team

PIT

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

PIT

BUF

Gilbert Perreault (PP) assisted by Richard Martin and Rene Robert

Jim Hamilton (EV) assisted by Gregg Sheppard

Craig Ramsay (EV) assisted by Don Luce and Ric Seiling

2nd period

PIT

BUF

Jim Hamilton (EV) assisted by Peter Lee and Colin Campbell

Jerry Korab (EV) assisted by Rick Dudley

3rd period

PIT

BUF

George Ferguson (EV) assisted by Jacques Cossette and Tom Bladon

PIT

BUF

George Ferguson (EV) assisted by Gregg Sheppard and Colin Campbell

Penguins

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Penguins

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Denis Herron (W) D. Herron	1	0	0	41	38	.927	3	2.96	0	61

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	OTG	S	S%
Tom Bladon T. Bladon	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Colin Campbell C. Campbell	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0	3	0.0
Randy Carlyle R. Carlyle	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	4	0.0
Blair Chapman B. Chapman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jacques Cossette J. Cossette	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0
George Ferguson G. Ferguson	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	3	66.7
Jim Hamilton J. Hamilton	2	0	2	+2	0	0	0	3	66.7
Rick Kehoe R. Kehoe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Orest Kindrachuk O. Kindrachuk	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Peter Lee P. Lee	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Ross Lonsberry R. Lonsberry	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Greg Malone G. Malone	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Gary Mcadam G. Mcadam	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rod Schutt R. Schutt	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0
Gregg Sheppard G. Sheppard	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0
Ron Stackhouse R. Stackhouse	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Bob Sauve (L) B. Sauve	0	1	0	24	20	.833	4	3.95	0	61

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Mike Boland M. Boland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Ken Breitenbach K. Breitenbach	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0
Rick Dudley R. Dudley	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Danny Gare D. Gare	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Jerry Korab J. Korab	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	3	33.3
Don Luce D. Luce	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Tony McKegney T. McKegney	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	4	25.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	16.7
Jacques Richard J. Richard	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Rene Robert R. Robert	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	0.0
Andre Savard A. Savard	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Jim Schoenfeld J. Schoenfeld	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	5	0.0
Dave Schultz D. Schultz	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0
Ric Seiling R. Seiling	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0.0