New York Islanders vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, March 23, 1980 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Scoring
1st period
Jim Schoenfeld (8)Derek Smith (35), Danny Gare (31)0–103:09 BUF · 
Bobby Nystrom (18)Gord Lane (18), Wayne Merrick (20)1–111:12 NYI
Team stats
NYIBUF
2227
0%0%
0/31/6
126
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:18 into the first period
Anders Kallur · hooking2 min - 18:20 into the first period
Rick Dudley · hooking2 min - 20:00 into the first periodGarry Howatt · interference2 min
- 5:30 into the second periodBilly Smith · interference2 min
- 14:41 into the second periodDenis Potvin · high sticking2 min
- 3:04 into the third periodTony McKegney · tripping2 min
- 10:27 into the third periodBob Lorimer · tripping2 min
- 14:49 into the third periodAnders Kallur · tripping2 min
- 15:33 into the third periodDanny Gare · interference2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 24Gord LaneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 10Lorne HenningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 21Butch GoringC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | T | 27 | 1 | .963 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Rick DudleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Robert MongrainC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | T | 22 | 1 | .955 |