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1978–79 Buffalo Sabres season

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The 1978–79 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' ninth season of operation for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1978–79 record36–28–16
Home record25–7–8
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1978–79 Buffalo Sabres
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1978–79 record36–28–16
Home record25–7–8
Road record19–12–9
Goals for280
Goals against263
Team information
General managerJohn Anderson
CoachMarcel Pronovost
Billy Inglis
CaptainDanny Gare
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance16,433
Team leaders
GoalsRick Martin (32)
AssistsGilbert Perreault (58)
PointsGilbert Perreault (85)
Penalty minutesJerry Korab (104)
WinsDon Edwards (26)
Goals against averageDon Edwards (3.02)
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Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins80432314316270100
Buffalo Sabres8036281628026388
Toronto Maple Leafs8034331326725281
Minnesota North Stars8028401225728968
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

More information Adams Division record vs. opponents, NHL records ...
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Schedule and results

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1978–79 regular season[4]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1TOctober 12, 19782–2New York Islanders (1978–79)0–0–1
2WOctober 14, 19785–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)1–0–1
3LOctober 15, 19782–3Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)1–1–1
4LOctober 18, 19780–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)1–2–1
5WOctober 19, 19781–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)2–2–1
6LOctober 22, 19782–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)2–3–1
7LOctober 26, 19780–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)2–4–1
8TOctober 28, 19787–7@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)2–4–2
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
9TNovember 2, 19783–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)2–4–3
10LNovember 4, 19781–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)2–5–3
11WNovember 5, 19782–1Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)3–5–3
12TNovember 9, 19784–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)3–5–4
13WNovember 11, 19782–0@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)4–5–4
14TNovember 12, 19784–4Boston Bruins (1978–79)4–5–5
15TNovember 15, 19782–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)4–5–6
16WNovember 16, 19786–2St. Louis Blues (1978–79)5–5–6
17WNovember 18, 19783–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)6–5–6
18WNovember 19, 19789–2Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)7–5–6
19LNovember 22, 19782–3Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)7–6–6
20LNovember 23, 19782–5@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)7–7–6
21WNovember 26, 19784–1Colorado Rockies (1978–79)8–7–6
22LNovember 30, 19783–4Boston Bruins (1978–79)8–8–6
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
23LDecember 2, 19781–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)8–9–6
24LDecember 3, 19781–4Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)8–10–6
25TDecember 7, 19783–3Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)8–10–7
26TDecember 9, 19784–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)8–10–8
27WDecember 10, 19785–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)9–10–8
28WDecember 13, 19786–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)10–10–8
29WDecember 14, 19783–2Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)11–10–8
30WDecember 16, 19785–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)12–10–8
31WDecember 17, 19786–3Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)13–10–8
32LDecember 20, 19783–6@ New York Rangers (1978–79)13–11–8
33WDecember 21, 19785–4Atlanta Flames (1978–79)14–11–8
34LDecember 23, 19784–6@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)14–12–8
35WDecember 27, 19785–2@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)15–12–8
36TDecember 28, 19783–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)15–12–9
37LDecember 31, 19783–7Boston Bruins (1978–79)15–13–9
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
38TJanuary 4, 19793–3Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)15–13–10
39WJanuary 7, 19794–3Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)16–13–10
40LJanuary 9, 19793–5@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)16–14–10
41WJanuary 11, 19796–2Washington Capitals (1978–79)17–14–10
42LJanuary 13, 19792–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)17–15–10
43LJanuary 14, 19794–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)17–16–10
44TJanuary 18, 19794–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)17–16–11
45WJanuary 20, 19792–1@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)18–16–11
46LJanuary 25, 19794–5New York Rangers (1978–79)18–17–11
47WJanuary 27, 19796–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)19–17–11
48LJanuary 28, 19791–3Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)19–18–11
49LJanuary 31, 19792–5Atlanta Flames (1978–79)19–19–11
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
50WFebruary 3, 19792–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)20–19–11
51WFebruary 4, 19793–1St. Louis Blues (1978–79)21–19–11
52WFebruary 14, 19792–1New York Islanders (1978–79)22–19–11
53WFebruary 15, 19794–3New York Rangers (1978–79)23–19–11
54LFebruary 17, 19793–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)23–20–11
55LFebruary 18, 19792–5Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)23–21–11
56LFebruary 21, 19792–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)23–22–11
57LFebruary 22, 19792–4Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)23–23–11
58WFebruary 24, 19796–4@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)24–23–11
59WFebruary 26, 19793–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)25–23–11
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
60TMarch 1, 19795–5Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)25–23–12
61TMarch 3, 19792–2@ New York Rangers (1978–79)25–23–13
62LMarch 4, 19791–6Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)25–24–13
63WMarch 6, 19793–2@ New York Islanders (1978–79)26–24–13
64WMarch 8, 19796–4Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)27–24–13
65TMarch 10, 19795–5@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)27–24–14
66WMarch 11, 19799–4Atlanta Flames (1978–79)28–24–14
67WMarch 14, 19794–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)29–24–14
68WMarch 15, 19794–2Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)30–24–14
69LMarch 17, 19793–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)30–25–14
70TMarch 18, 19793–3Washington Capitals (1978–79)30–25–15
71WMarch 21, 19793–2@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)31–25–15
72WMarch 23, 19794–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)32–25–15
73WMarch 24, 19793–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)33–25–15
74WMarch 26, 19794–2@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)34–25–15
75WMarch 28, 19799–2Boston Bruins (1978–79)35–25–15
76LMarch 31, 19790–2@ New York Islanders (1978–79)35–26–15
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
77LApril 1, 19793–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)35–27–15
78WApril 5, 19799–3@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)36–27–15
79LApril 7, 19792–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)36–28–15
80TApril 8, 19795–5Colorado Rockies (1978–79)36–28–16

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1978 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
113Larry Playfair CanadaPortland Winterhawks (WCHL)
232Tony McKegney CanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)
349Rob McClanahan United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
466Mike Gazdic CanadaSudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
582Randy Ireland CanadaFlint Generals (IHL)
699Cam MacGregor CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
7116Dan Eastman CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
8133Eric Strobel United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
9150Eugene O'Sullivan CanadaCalgary Wranglers (WCHL)
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