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Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins Box Score: April 5, 1979

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Buffalo Sabres

9

36-27-15

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3

42-23-14

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April 5, 1979

Arena: Boston Garden

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
01:51	BUF	PP	Rick Martin (29)	Jim Schoenfeld, René Robert
05:53	BOS		Al Secord (15)	Peter McNab
2nd Period
02:24	BUF		Danny Gare (25)	Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Richard
06:03	BUF		Danny Gare (26)	Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Richard
07:09	BUF		René Robert (21)	Rick Martin, André Savard
09:09	BOS	PP	Dwight Foster (11)	Brad Park, Dick Redmond
10:12	BUF		Gilbert Perreault (27)	Danny Gare, Bill Stewart
13:24	BUF		Rick Martin (30)
17:41	BOS		Terry O'Reilly (25)	Al Sims, Al Secord
19:44	BUF		Craig Ramsay (26)
3rd Period
08:47	BUF		Danny Gare (27)	Jacques Richard, Gilbert Perreault
18:07	BUF		Jacques Richard (7)	Gilbert Perreault, Danny Gare

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
01:05	BOS	Al Secord	High sticking	2 min
02:24	BUF	Mike Boland	Tripping	2 min
11:41	BUF	Lee Fogolin	Fighting	5 min
11:41	BOS	Bob Miller	Roughing	2 min
11:41	BOS	Dennis O'Brien	Fighting	5 min
11:41	BUF	Ric Seiling	Roughing	2 min
17:14	BOS	Dwight Foster	Elbowing	2 min
2nd Period
07:31	BUF	Rick Martin	Tripping	2 min
3rd Period
03:01	BUF	Larry Playfair	Fighting	5 min
03:01	BOS	Al Secord	Fighting	5 min
03:47	BOS	Dennis O'Brien	Fighting	5 min
03:47	BOS	Dennis O'Brien	Misconduct	10 min
03:47	BUF	Dave Schultz	Fighting	5 min
03:47	BUF	Dave Schultz	Misconduct	10 min
15:12	BUF	Mike Boland	Tripping	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	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ken Breitenbach	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Lee Fogolin	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	Danny Gare	3	2	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	5	60.0
5	Don Luce	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Rick Martin	2	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	4	50.0
7	Terry Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Gilbert Perreault	1	4	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
9	Larry Playfair	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
10	Craig Ramsay	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
11	Jacques Richard	1	3	4	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
12	René Robert	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	50.0
13	André Savard	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Jim Schoenfeld	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
15	Dave Schultz	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0
16	Ric Seiling	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	Bill Stewart	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Bob Sauvé	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	9	14	23		33	8	1	0		27	33.3

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Bob Sauvé	W	3	35	32	.914	0	0	60:00

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Bill Bennett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Wayne Cashman	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Dwight Foster	1	0	1	-2	2	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
4	Don Marcotte	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Peter McNab	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mike Milbury	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Bob Miller	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Dennis O'Brien	0	0	0	-1	20	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Terry O'Reilly	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
10	Brad Park	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
11	Jean Ratelle	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Dick Redmond	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
13	Bobby Schmautz	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
14	Al Secord	1	1	2	0	7	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
15	Al Sims	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
16	Rick Smith	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	John Wensink	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Gerry Cheevers	0	0	0		0				0	0			40:00
19	Jim Pettie	0	0	0		0				0	0			20:00
	TOTAL	3	5	8		31	2	1	0		35	8.6

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Gerry Cheevers	L	7	20	13	.650	0	0	40:00
2	Jim Pettie		2	7	5	.714	0	0	20:00

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