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Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders Box Score: March 31, 1979

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35-26-15

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March 31, 1979

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
2nd Period
13:08	NYI		Bob Nystrom (16)	Wayne Merrick, Denis Potvin
3rd Period
17:33	NYI		Bob Bourne (28)	Billy Harris, Bob Lorimer

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
05:40	BUF	Rick Martin	Hooking	2 min
07:53	NYI	Stefan Persson	Holding	2 min
11:46	BUF	Jim Schoenfeld	Fighting	5 min
11:46	NYI	Dave Lewis	Fighting	5 min
12:18	NYI	Bryan Trottier	Tripping	2 min
15:18	BUF	Ken Breitenbach	Interference	2 min
18:32	NYI	Garry Howatt	Fighting	5 min
18:32	NYI	Garry Howatt	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2 min
18:32	BUF	Dave Schultz	Fighting	5 min
2nd Period
07:21	NYI	Garry Howatt	Roughing	2 min
07:21	BUF	Mike Boland	Slashing	2 min
09:21	BUF	Gilbert Perreault	Holding	2 min
3rd Period
02:31	NYI	Wayne Merrick	Holding	2 min
07:26	BUF	Jim Schoenfeld	Tripping	2 min
10:45	NYI	Garry Howatt	High sticking	2 min
16:01	NYI	Mike Kaszycki	Slashing	2 min
16:01	BUF	Don Luce	Slashing	2 min

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Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mike Boland	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Ken Breitenbach	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Lee Fogolin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Danny Gare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
5	Jerry Korab	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
6	Don Luce	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	Rick Martin	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
8	Gilbert Perreault	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Craig Ramsay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
10	Jacques Richard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	René Robert	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
12	André Savard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Jim Schoenfeld	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Dave Schultz	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ric Seiling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
16	Bill Stewart	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Bob Sauvé	0	0	0		0				0	0			58:56
	TOTAL	0	0	0		22	0	0	0		32	0.0

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Bob Sauvé	L	2	30	28	.933	0	0	58:56

New York Islanders

New York Islanders Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mike Bossy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
2	Bob Bourne	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
3	Clark Gillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
4	Billy Harris	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Lorne Henning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Garry Howatt	0	0	0	1	11	0	0	0	0	0
7	Mike Kaszycki	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	Dave Lewis	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Bob Lorimer	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Bert Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Wayne Merrick	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
12	Bob Nystrom	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	50.0
13	Stefan Persson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Denis Potvin	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
15	Pat Price	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	John Tonelli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
17	Bryan Trottier	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Glenn Resch	0	0	0		0				0	0			59:48
	TOTAL	2	4	6		24	2	0	0		30	6.7

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Glenn Resch	W	0	32	32	1.000	1	0	59:48

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