Sunday, February 22, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Canadiens 4 at Sabres 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
0:22
Bob Gainey
(19)
Chris Nilan (5), Doug Jarvis (17)
MTL 1 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
-
14:10
Mark Napier
(23)
Steve Shutt (33), Serge Savard (10)
MTL 2 – 0 BUF
-
18:18
Mark Napier
(24)
Pierre Mondou (16), Larry Robinson (31)
MTL 3 – 0 BUF
3rd Period
-
1:24
Tony McKegney
(27)
Jean-Francois Sauve (7), Bill Hajt (14)
MTL 3 – 1 BUF
-
13:46
Jean-Francois Sauve
(3)
PPG
Richie Dunn (33), Danny Gare (26)
MTL 3 – 2 BUF
-
18:58
Guy Lafleur
(19)
Unassisted
MTL 4 – 2 BUF
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Napier R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 1.95 |
| Guy Lafleur R | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.13 |
| Bob Gainey L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1.13 |
| Doug Jarvis C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.08 |
| Steve Shutt L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1.00 |
| Chris Nilan R | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Serge Savard D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1.00 |
| Larry Robinson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0.93 |
| Pierre Mondou C | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0.78 |
| Doug Risebrough C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Rejean Houle L | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Yvon Lambert L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Mario Tremblay R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Pierre Larouche C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Brian Engblom D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Rod Langway D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Gaston Gingras D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | W | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 60:00 | 1.80 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Francois Sauve C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.38 |
| Tony McKegney L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0.85 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.70 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0.15 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rob McClanahan C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Gilles Hamel L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.08 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.08 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Mike Ramsey D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Alan Haworth C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -0.37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 59:26 | -0.05 |