1978-79 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 36-28-16 - 88 points
in the NHL's Adams Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Marcel Pronovost (8-10-6)
Coach: Billy Inglis (28-18-10)
1978-79 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 36-28-16 - 88 points
in the NHL's Adams Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Marcel Pronovost (8-10-6)
Coach: Billy Inglis (28-18-10)
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 in the NHL's Adams Division.
The team scored 280 goals and surrendered 263. Rick Martin netted 32 goals for the squad, and Gilbert Perreault recorded 58 assists. Don Edwards earned 26 wins in front of the net for the team 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 in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 79 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 172 | 15.7 |
| Danny Gare | R | 71 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 90 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 260 | 10.4 |
| Rene Robert | R | 68 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 46 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 10.7 |
| Don Luce | C | 79 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 149 | 17.4 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 23.0 |
| Rick Martin | L | 73 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 35 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 12.8 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 78 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 104 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 5.4 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 78 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 14.7 |
| Andre Savard | C | 65 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 18.6 |
| Derek Smith | C | 43 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 16.5 |
| Jacques Richard | C | 61 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 11.8 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 46 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 8.1 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 11.9 |
| Lee Fogolin | D | 74 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 103 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4.3 |
| Bill Stewart | D | 68 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 1.1 |
| Terry Martin | L | 64 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 33 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15.8 |
| Gary McAdam | L | 40 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 15.4 |
| Rick Dudley | L | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13.9 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5.9 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 40 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 |
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 |
| Dave Schultz | L | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 86 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Mike Boland | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Don Edwards | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Ireland | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Sauve | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1432 | 280 | 459 | 739 | 1010 | 78 | 55 | 9 | 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 | |||
| Bob Sauve | 29 | 1610 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3.73 | |||
| Randy Ireland | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.00 | ||||||
| Totals | 85 | 4800 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 262 | 3.28 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gare | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Robert | R | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Luce | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Martin | L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Korab | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ric Seiling | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Savard | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Richard | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony McKegney | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Fogolin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Stewart | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Schultz | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Boland | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | 3 | 181 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.98 | 86 | 77 | .895 |
| Totals | 3 | 181 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.98 | 86 | 77 | .895 |
