Monday, January 26, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sabres 5 at Islanders 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
0:16
Mike Bossy
(51)
Unassisted
BUF 0 – 1 NYI
-
2:23
Alan Haworth
(7)
Tony McKegney (18), Derek Smith (27)
BUF 1 – 1 NYI
-
3:32
Andre Savard
(15)
Ric Seiling (13), Craig Ramsay (21)
BUF 2 – 1 NYI
-
4:22
Stefan Persson
(5)
Bryan Trottier (58), Dave Langevin (9)
BUF 2 – 2 NYI
-
11:35
Bryan Trottier
(20)
PPG
Mike Bossy (35), Clark Gillies (34)
BUF 2 – 3 NYI
2nd Period
-
6:43
Lindy Ruff
(6)
PPG
John Van Boxmeer (28), Danny Gare (20)
BUF 3 – 3 NYI
-
17:45
John Van Boxmeer
(11)
SHG
Andre Savard (20)
BUF 4 – 3 NYI
3rd Period
-
5:40
Craig Ramsay
(12)
Ric Seiling (14), Andre Savard (21)
BUF 5 – 3 NYI
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Savard C | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2.45 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 1 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 2.20 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1.55 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1.45 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 1.08 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Alan Haworth C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.68 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0.60 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Gilles Hamel L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Rob McClanahan C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Mike Ramsey D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 60:00 | -0.05 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Bryan Trottier C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.45 |
| Stefan Persson D | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Clark Gillies L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Dave Langevin D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.55 |
| Gord Lane D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Wayne Merrick C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Butch Goring C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Garry Howatt L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bob Bourne C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ken Morrow D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| John Tonelli L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Anders Kallur C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Bob Lorimer D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Steve Tambellini C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Denis Potvin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 58:47 | -0.95 |