1978-79 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 36-28-16 - 88 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1
Coach: Marcel Pronovost (8-10-6)
Coach: Billy Inglis (28-18-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1978-79 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 36-28-16 - 88 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1
Coach: Marcel Pronovost (8-10-6)
Coach: Billy Inglis (28-18-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1978-79 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 36 wins and 28 losses and 16 ties for 88 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Sabres scored 280 goals and surrendered 263. Rick Martin netted 32 goals for Buffalo, and Gilbert Perreault recorded 58 assists. Don Edwards earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.02 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Marcel Pronovost and Billy Inglis coached the team. The 1978-79 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL preliminary round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 79 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 172 | 15.7 |
| Danny Gare | R | 71 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 90 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 260 | 10.4 |
| Rene Robert | R | 68 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 46 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 10.7 |
| Don Luce | C | 79 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 149 | 17.4 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 23.0 |
| Rick Martin | L | 73 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 35 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 12.8 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 78 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 104 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 5.4 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 78 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 14.7 |
| Andre Savard | C | 65 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 18.6 |
| Derek Smith | C | 43 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 16.5 |
| Jacques Richard | C | 61 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 11.8 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 46 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 8.1 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 11.9 |
| Lee Fogolin | D | 74 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 103 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4.3 |
| Bill Stewart | D | 68 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 1.1 |
| Terry Martin | L | 64 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 33 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15.8 |
| Gary McAdam | L | 40 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 15.4 |
| Rick Dudley | L | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13.9 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5.9 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 40 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 |
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 |
| Dave Schultz | L | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 86 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Mike Boland | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Don Edwards | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Ireland | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Sauve | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1432 | 280 | 459 | 739 | 1010 | 78 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 2401 | 11.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 54 | 3160 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 3.02 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | 29 | 1610 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3.73 | 0 | ||
| Randy Ireland | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 85 | 4800 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 262 | 3.28 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gare | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Robert | R | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Luce | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Martin | L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Korab | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ric Seiling | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Savard | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Richard | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony McKegney | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Fogolin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Stewart | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Schultz | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Boland | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
