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BUF · Atlantic division · 1978–79 season

Buffalo Sabres

Finished third in the Atlantic with 88 points.

Updated 7:47 PM

Record
36–28–16
80 games
Points
88
3rd Atlantic · 6th East
Goals
280–263
+17 · 3.50 for a game
Power play
20.6%
13th in the league
Penalty kill
78.7%
8th in the league
Shots
30.0–29.9
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
88 points after 80 games, on pace for 88; the playoff line is on pace for 81. Record 36–28–16.04080120Playoff line ≈ 8188 after 80Thu Oct 12 vs NYI · overtime lossSat Oct 14 at MNS · winSun Oct 15 vs DET · lossWed Oct 18 at TOR · lossThu Oct 19 vs TOR · winSun Oct 22 at VAN · lossThu Oct 26 at LAK · lossSat Oct 28 at STL · overtime lossThu Nov 2 at PHI · overtime lossSat Nov 4 at MNS · lossSun Nov 5 vs MNS · winThu Nov 9 vs PIT · overtime lossSat Nov 11 at WSH · winSun Nov 12 vs BOS · overtime lossWed Nov 15 at TOR · overtime lossThu Nov 16 vs STL · winSat Nov 18 at DET · winSun Nov 19 vs MNS · winWed Nov 22 vs PHI · lossThu Nov 23 at BOS · lossSun Nov 26 vs CLR · winThu Nov 30 vs BOS · lossSat Dec 2 at MTL · lossSun Dec 3 vs MTL · lossThu Dec 7 vs LAK · overtime lossSat Dec 9 at PIT · overtime lossSun Dec 10 vs TOR · winWed Dec 13 at CHI · winThu Dec 14 vs CHI · winSat Dec 16 at MNS · winSun Dec 17 vs VAN · winWed Dec 20 at NYR · lossThu Dec 21 vs AFM · winSat Dec 23 at BOS · lossWed Dec 27 at CLR · winThu Dec 28 at VAN · overtime lossSun Dec 31 vs BOS · lossThu Jan 4 vs CHI · overtime lossSun Jan 7 vs DET · winTue Jan 9 at AFM · lossThu Jan 11 vs WSH · winSat Jan 13 at MTL · lossSun Jan 14 vs PIT · lossThu Jan 18 at PHI · overtime lossSat Jan 20 at BOS · winThu Jan 25 vs NYR · lossSat Jan 27 at DET · winSun Jan 28 vs MNS · lossWed Jan 31 vs AFM · lossSat Feb 3 at MNS · winSun Feb 4 vs STL · winWed Feb 14 vs NYI · winThu Feb 15 vs NYR · winSat Feb 17 at PIT · lossSun Feb 18 vs MTL · lossWed Feb 21 at CHI · lossThu Feb 22 vs CHI · lossSat Feb 24 at WSH · winMon Feb 26 vs TOR · winThu Mar 1 vs MNS · overtime lossSat Mar 3 at NYR · overtime lossSun Mar 4 vs PHI · lossTue Mar 6 at NYI · winThu Mar 8 vs LAK · winSat Mar 10 at AFM · overtime lossSun Mar 11 vs AFM · winWed Mar 14 at TOR · winThu Mar 15 vs VAN · winSat Mar 17 at PHI · lossSun Mar 18 vs WSH · overtime lossWed Mar 21 at CLR · winFri Mar 23 at VAN · winSat Mar 24 at LAK · winMon Mar 26 at STL · winWed Mar 28 vs BOS · winSat Mar 31 at NYI · lossSun Apr 1 vs TOR · lossThu Apr 5 at BOS · winSat Apr 7 at TOR · lossSun Apr 8 vs CLR · overtime lossOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1978–79 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Perreault 85
  2. Gare 67
  3. Robert 62

Goals

  1. Martin 32
  2. Perreault 27
  3. Gare 27

Assists

  1. Perreault 58
  2. Gare 40
  3. Robert 40

+/−

  1. Ramsay +21
  2. Luce +20
  3. Gare +17

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Edwards .899
  2. Sauve .876