Sunday, October 18, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Canadiens 3 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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0:24
Bob Gainey (1) Mark Napier (2), Larry Robinson (6) MTL 1 – 0 BUF
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7:04
Jean-Francois Sauve (3) Tony McKegney (4), Bill Hajt (1) MTL 1 – 1 BUF
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12:52
Ric Seiling (2) PPG John Van Boxmeer (5), Jean-Francois Sauve (2) MTL 1 – 2 BUF
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19:14
Guy Lafleur (4) PPG Larry Robinson (7), Guy Lapointe (3) MTL 2 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
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4:34
Tony McKegney (2) Danny Gare (4), John Van Boxmeer (6) MTL 2 – 3 BUF
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12:08
Steve Shutt (5) PPG Keith Acton (6), Brian Engblom (3) MTL 3 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
No scoring
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Robinson D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.33 |
| Guy Lafleur R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Steve Shutt L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Bob Gainey L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Keith Acton C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Mark Napier R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Brian Engblom D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Guy Lapointe D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.32 |
| Rejean Houle L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Doug Jarvis C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Pierre Larouche C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Mario Tremblay R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Doug Wickenheiser C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Chris Nilan R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Rod Langway D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Gilbert Delorme D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Pierre Mondou C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | T | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 | 0.15 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McKegney L | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.13 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.83 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.33 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.15 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.08 |
| Ric Seiling R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Alan Haworth C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Yvon Lambert L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Mike Ramsey D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Bob Hess D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Randy Cunneyworth L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Steve Patrick R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | T | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 60:00 | -0.45 |