1978-79 Buffalo Sabres Roster

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 Statistics
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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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Mike BolandDOctober 29, 19546'0"190RLondon, ON Canada
Ken BreitenbachDJanuary 9, 19556'1"190LWelland, ON Canada
Rick DudleyLJanuary 31, 19496'0"190LToronto, ON Canada
Richie DunnDMay 12, 19576'0"200LBoston, MA USA
Don EdwardsGSeptember 28, 19555'9"160LHamilton, ON Canada
Lee FogolinDFebruary 7, 19556'0"200RChicago, IL USA
Danny GareRMay 14, 19545'9"175RNelson, BC Canada
Jocelyn GuevremontDMarch 1, 19516'2"200RMontreal, QC Canada
Bill HajtDNovember 18, 19516'3"215LRadisson, SK Canada
Randy IrelandGApril 5, 19576'0"165LRosetown, SK Canada
Jerry KorabDSeptember 15, 19486'3"220LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Don LuceCOctober 2, 19486'2"185LLondon, ON Canada
Rick MartinLJuly 26, 19515'11"179LLaSalle, QC Canada
Terry MartinLOctober 25, 19555'11"195LBarrie, ON Canada
Gary McAdamLDecember 31, 19555'11"175LSmiths Falls, ON Canada
Tony McKegneyLFebruary 15, 19586'0"200LMontreal, QC Canada
Gilbert PerreaultCNovember 13, 19506'1"180LVictoriaville, QC Canada
Larry PlayfairDJune 23, 19586'4"205RFort St. James, BC Canada
Craig RamsayLMarch 17, 19515'10"175LWeston, ON Canada
Jacques RichardCOctober 7, 19525'11"180LQuebec City, QC Canada
Rene RobertRDecember 31, 19485'10"184RTrois Rivieres, QC Canada
Bob SauveGJune 17, 19555'8"175LSte. Genevieve, QC Canada
Andre SavardCFebruary 9, 19536'1"185LTemiscamingue, QC Canada
Jim SchoenfeldDSeptember 4, 19526'2"200LGalt, ON Canada
Dave SchultzLOctober 14, 19496'1"190LWaldheim, SK Canada
Ric SeilingRDecember 15, 19576'1"180RElmira, ON Canada
Derek SmithCJuly 31, 19545'11"180LQuebec City, QC Canada
Bill StewartDOctober 6, 19576'2"190RToronto, ON Canada



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