Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, February 24, 1980 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Sunday, February 24, 1980 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the Sabres 31–15.
Rich Preston scored twice. Bill Hajt and Tim Higgins also scored.
Tony Esposito made 14 saves on 15 shots for the win; Bob Sauve stopped 28 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Rich Preston (21)Tom Lysiak (28)0–102:01 CHI- Rich Preston (22)Tom Lysiak (29), Mike O'connell (17)0–211:10 CHI ·
2nd period
Bill Hajt (1)Craig Ramsay (29)1–211:43 BUF ·
3rd period
Tim Higgins (11)Ted Bulley (14)1–315:40 CHI
Team stats
BUFCHI
1531
0%0%
0/51/6
1412
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:21 into the first period
Greg Fox · holding2 min - 9:58 into the first period
Rick Martin · hooking2 min - 19:21 into the first periodTerry Ruskowski · high sticking2 min
- 3:44 into the second periodJohn Van Boxmeer · high sticking2 min
- 6:03 into the second periodTom Lysiak · tripping2 min
- 9:09 into the second periodTed Bulley · elbowing2 min
- 10:36 into the second periodJerry Korab · holding2 min
- 16:01 into the second periodRichie Dunn · tripping2 min
- 6:44 into the third periodLarry Playfair · holding2 min
- 6:44 into the third periodLarry Playfair · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 7:46 into the third periodDon Luce · high sticking2 min
- 7:46 into the third periodBob Murray · holding2 min
- 11:26 into the third periodDave Hutchison · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17John GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | L | 31 | 3 | .903 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Mike O'connellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Alain DaigleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Cliff KorollR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Tim TrimperL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 15 | 1 | .933 |