Wednesday, March 23, 1983 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Whalers 3 at Sabres 8
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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1:14
Robert Sullivan (17) Pierre Lacroix (29), Ray Neufeld (29) HFD 1 – 0 BUF
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7:06
Gilles Hamel (19) Dave Andreychuk (18), Mal Davis (11) HFD 1 – 1 BUF
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11:04
Mark Johnson (29) Robert Sullivan (19) HFD 2 – 1 BUF
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12:33
Gilles Hamel (20) Dave Andreychuk (19), Phil Housley (44) HFD 2 – 2 BUF
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19:35
Andre Savard (15) John Van Boxmeer (18), Craig Ramsay (17) HFD 2 – 3 BUF
2nd Period
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0:13
Dave Andreychuk (13) Gilles Hamel (18), Andre Savard (24) HFD 2 – 4 BUF
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12:12
Mal Davis (7) Dave Andreychuk (20), Gilles Hamel (19) HFD 2 – 5 BUF
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15:55
Tony McKegney (34) Phil Housley (45), Lindy Ruff (12) HFD 2 – 6 BUF
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18:38
Lindy Ruff (12) Andre Savard (25), John Van Boxmeer (19) HFD 2 – 7 BUF
3rd Period
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6:40
Ray Neufeld (24) PPG Mark Johnson (34), Pierre Lacroix (30) HFD 3 – 7 BUF
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14:32
Tony McKegney (35) PPG Gilbert Perreault (44), Bob Sauve (2) HFD 3 – 8 BUF
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Neufeld R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.60 |
| Mark Johnson C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.53 |
| Robert Sullivan L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.53 |
| Pierre Lacroix D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.33 |
| Risto Siltanen D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Paul Lawless L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Warren Miller R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Merlin Malinowski C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ron Francis C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Mark Renaud D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Ed Hospodar D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Doug Sulliman L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Mike McDougall R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Blaine Stoughton L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.52 |
| Mickey Volcan D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0:00 | -0.53 |
| Russ Anderson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0:00 | -0.60 |
| Greg Adams L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -1.05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Millen | L | 36 | 28 | 8 | .778 | 60:00 | -3.20 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Hamel L | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 3.65 |
| Dave Andreychuk L | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 3.38 |
| Andre Savard C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.53 |
| Mal Davis L | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 2.20 |
| Phil Housley D | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 2.00 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.90 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.78 |
| Tony McKegney L | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.58 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Mike Ramsey D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 0.68 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.55 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 0.52 |
| Hannu Virta D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| David Fenyves D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Dale McCourt C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Paul Cyr L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | W | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 60:00 | -0.45 |