5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	5
CLR	0	0	0	3

Sabres at Rockies

Sabres beat Rockies 5–3 on December 7, 1979.

🗓 Fri, Dec 7, 1979 · 20:30 CST 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Danny Gare

2 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Ric Seiling

2 G

5 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Smith

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CLR⛰️

26 Shots on goal 30

4 Penalty minutes 2

BUF shooting 19.2% (5/26) CLR shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⛰️Rockies

Hardy Astrom

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Bill McKenzie

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 18-8 (69% win rate, 26 games)

Rockies

Rockies — tied after 1st: 7-17 (29% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 18-8 (69% win rate, 26 games)

Rockies

Rockies — tied after 2nd: 7-17 (29% win rate, 24 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs CLR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rockies on December 7, 1979?

Sabres won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Rockies?

The final score was Sabres 5, Rockies 3.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rockies goalie play?

Hardy Astrom made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Rockies season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 5

⛰️Rockies

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 7, 1979

Sabres season page Rockies season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule