Buffalo Sabres 1978-1979 Schedule & Results

The Buffalo Sabres finished 36-28-16 with 88 points in the 1978-1979 season, 2nd in the Adams Division. Start times are Eastern Time.

Regular Season

Buffalo Sabres 1978-1979 Regular Season games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Thu, Oct 12	vs New York Islanders	T 2–2, vs New York Islanders, game page	0-0-1
Sat, Oct 14	at Minnesota North Stars	W 5–2, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	1-0-1
Sun, Oct 15	vs Detroit Red Wings	L 2–3, vs Detroit Red Wings, game page	1-1-1
Wed, Oct 18	at Toronto Maple Leafs	L 0–2, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	1-2-1
Thu, Oct 19	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 1–0, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	2-2-1
Sun, Oct 22	at Vancouver Canucks	L 2–3, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	2-3-1
Thu, Oct 26	at Los Angeles Kings	L 0–6, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	2-4-1
Sat, Oct 28	at St. Louis Blues	T 7–7, at St. Louis Blues, game page	2-4-2
Thu, Nov 2	at Philadelphia Flyers	T 3–3, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	2-4-3
Sat, Nov 4	at Minnesota North Stars	L 1–2, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	2-5-3
Sun, Nov 5	vs Minnesota North Stars	W 2–1, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	3-5-3
Thu, Nov 9	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	T 4–4, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	3-5-4
Sat, Nov 11	at Washington Capitals	W 2–0, at Washington Capitals, game page	4-5-4
Sun, Nov 12	vs Boston Bruins	T 4–4, vs Boston Bruins, game page	4-5-5
Wed, Nov 15	at Toronto Maple Leafs	T 2–2, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	4-5-6
Thu, Nov 16	vs St. Louis Blues	W 6–2, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	5-5-6
Sat, Nov 18	at Detroit Red Wings	W 3–1, at Detroit Red Wings, game page	6-5-6
Sun, Nov 19	vs Minnesota North Stars	W 9–2, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	7-5-6
Wed, Nov 22	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–3, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	7-6-6
Thu, Nov 23	at Boston Bruins	L 2–5, at Boston Bruins, game page	7-7-6
Sun, Nov 26	vs Colorado Rockies	W 4–1, vs Colorado Rockies, game page	8-7-6
Thu, Nov 30	vs Boston Bruins	L 3–4, vs Boston Bruins, game page	8-8-6
Sat, Dec 2	at Montreal Canadiens	L 1–8, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	8-9-6
Sun, Dec 3	vs Montreal Canadiens	L 1–4, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	8-10-6
Thu, Dec 7	vs Los Angeles Kings	T 3–3, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	8-10-7
Sat, Dec 9	at Pittsburgh Penguins	T 4–4, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	8-10-8
Sun, Dec 10	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 5–3, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	9-10-8
Wed, Dec 13	at Chicago Blackhawks	W 6–2, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	10-10-8
Thu, Dec 14	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 3–2, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	11-10-8
Sat, Dec 16	at Minnesota North Stars	W 5–2, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	12-10-8
Sun, Dec 17	vs Vancouver Canucks	W 6–3, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	13-10-8
Wed, Dec 20	at New York Rangers	L 3–6, at New York Rangers, game page	13-11-8
Thu, Dec 21	vs Atlanta Flames	W 5–4, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	14-11-8
Sat, Dec 23	at Boston Bruins	L 4–6, at Boston Bruins, game page	14-12-8
Wed, Dec 27	at Colorado Rockies	W 5–2, at Colorado Rockies, game page	15-12-8
Thu, Dec 28	at Vancouver Canucks	T 3–3, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	15-12-9
Sun, Dec 31	vs Boston Bruins	L 3–7, vs Boston Bruins, game page	15-13-9
Thu, Jan 4	vs Chicago Blackhawks	T 3–3, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	15-13-10
Sun, Jan 7	vs Detroit Red Wings	W 4–3, vs Detroit Red Wings, game page	16-13-10
Tue, Jan 9	at Atlanta Flames	L 3–5, at Atlanta Flames, game page	16-14-10
Thu, Jan 11	vs Washington Capitals	W 6–2, vs Washington Capitals, game page	17-14-10
Sat, Jan 13	at Montreal Canadiens	L 2–5, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	17-15-10
Sun, Jan 14	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 4–5, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	17-16-10
Thu, Jan 18	at Philadelphia Flyers	T 4–4, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	17-16-11
Sat, Jan 20	at Boston Bruins	W 2–1, at Boston Bruins, game page	18-16-11
Thu, Jan 25	vs New York Rangers	L 4–5, vs New York Rangers, game page	18-17-11
Sat, Jan 27	at Detroit Red Wings	W 6–3, at Detroit Red Wings, game page	19-17-11
Sun, Jan 28	vs Minnesota North Stars	L 1–3, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	19-18-11
Wed, Jan 31	vs Atlanta Flames	L 2–5, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	19-19-11
Sat, Feb 3	at Minnesota North Stars	W 2–1, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	20-19-11
Sun, Feb 4	vs St. Louis Blues	W 3–1, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	21-19-11
Wed, Feb 14	vs New York Islanders	W 2–1, vs New York Islanders, game page	22-19-11
Thu, Feb 15	vs New York Rangers	W 4–3, vs New York Rangers, game page	23-19-11
Sat, Feb 17	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 3–6, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	23-20-11
Sun, Feb 18	vs Montreal Canadiens	L 2–5, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	23-21-11
Wed, Feb 21	at Chicago Blackhawks	L 2–3, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	23-22-11
Thu, Feb 22	vs Chicago Blackhawks	L 2–4, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	23-23-11
Sat, Feb 24	at Washington Capitals	W 6–4, at Washington Capitals, game page	24-23-11
Mon, Feb 26	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 3–1, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	25-23-11
Thu, Mar 1	vs Minnesota North Stars	T 5–5, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	25-23-12
Sat, Mar 3	at New York Rangers	T 2–2, at New York Rangers, game page	25-23-13
Sun, Mar 4	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 1–6, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	25-24-13
Tue, Mar 6	at New York Islanders	W 3–2, at New York Islanders, game page	26-24-13
Thu, Mar 8	vs Los Angeles Kings	W 6–4, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	27-24-13
Sat, Mar 10	at Atlanta Flames	T 5–5, at Atlanta Flames, game page	27-24-14
Sun, Mar 11	vs Atlanta Flames	W 9–4, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	28-24-14
Wed, Mar 14	at Toronto Maple Leafs	W 4–1, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	29-24-14
Thu, Mar 15	vs Vancouver Canucks	W 4–2, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	30-24-14
Sat, Mar 17	at Philadelphia Flyers	L 3–5, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	30-25-14
Sun, Mar 18	vs Washington Capitals	T 3–3, vs Washington Capitals, game page	30-25-15
Wed, Mar 21	at Colorado Rockies	W 3–2, at Colorado Rockies, game page	31-25-15
Fri, Mar 23	at Vancouver Canucks	W 4–3, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	32-25-15
Sat, Mar 24	at Los Angeles Kings	W 3–2, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	33-25-15
Mon, Mar 26	at St. Louis Blues	W 4–2, at St. Louis Blues, game page	34-25-15
Wed, Mar 28	vs Boston Bruins	W 9–2, vs Boston Bruins, game page	35-25-15
Sat, Mar 31	at New York Islanders	L 0–2, at New York Islanders, game page	35-26-15
Sun, Apr 1	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	L 3–6, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	35-27-15
Thu, Apr 5	at Boston Bruins	W 9–3, at Boston Bruins, game page	36-27-15
Sat, Apr 7	at Toronto Maple Leafs	L 2–6, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	36-28-15
Sun, Apr 8	vs Colorado Rockies	T 5–5, vs Colorado Rockies, game page	36-28-16

Playoffs

Buffalo Sabres 1978-1979 Playoffs games

Date	Opponent	Result
Tue, Apr 10	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 3–4, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page
Thu, Apr 12	at Pittsburgh Penguins	W 3–1, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page
Sat, Apr 14	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 3–4 OT, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page