The Buffalo Sabres were 36-28-16 in 1978-79. They finished 2nd in the Adams Division and 3rd in the Wales Conference.
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1978-79 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | T | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 23 | 14 | 100 | 46 | |
 Sabres | 36 | 28 | 16 | 88 | 17 |
34 | 33 | 13 | 81 | 15 | |
28 | 40 | 12 | 68 | -32 |
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Mammoth bounce back to beat the Sabres 4-1 to close trip
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Jake Oettinger has second straight shutout in the Stars' 4-0 victory over the Sabres
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Owen Power scores in OT and Sabres rally from 2 goals down to beat Wild 3-2
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Sabres' Jiri Kulich celebrates return from blood clot issues by scoring game-winner against Chicago
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Jiri Kulich scores go-ahead goal, Sabres rally to beat the Blackhawks 4-3
1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | W | L | T | PTS | PTS% | G | GA | DIFF | PP% | PK% | S/GP | S% | SA/GP | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 88 | .550 | 280 | 263 | 17 | 20.6 | 78.7 | 30.01 | 11.7 | 29.95 | .890 |
Team Rank | 7th | 5th | 1st | 7th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 13th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 5th |
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| Central Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -14 | |
| Pacific Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -7 | |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -7 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
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Wild
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Blues
Blackhawks
Golden Knights
Oilers
Ducks
Kraken
Sharks
Canucks
Kings
Flames| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -8 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -17 |
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