Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Thursday, March 27, 1980 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 10–1 on Thursday, March 27, 1980 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Red Wings 32–20.
Danny Gare scored twice and Don Luce scored twice. Gilbert Perreault, Tony McKegney, John Van Boxmeer, Rob McClanahan, Mike Foligno, Bill Hajt and Robert Mongrain also scored.
Bob Sauve made 19 saves on 20 shots for the win; Jim Rutherford stopped 22 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Gilbert Perreault (35)Rick Martin (28), John Van Boxmeer (36)0–101:03 BUF
Tony McKegney (18)Jim Schoenfeld (26), John Van Boxmeer (37)0–208:47 BUF
John Van Boxmeer (11)Unassisted0–314:59 BUF · 
Danny Gare (49)Gilbert Perreault (62), Craig Ramsay (34)0–416:49 BUF ·
2nd period
Rob McClanahan (2)Rick Martin (29)0–512:39 BUF
Mike Foligno (35)Reed Larson (41), Greg Joly (9)1–514:02 DET
3rd period
Don Luce (11)Craig Ramsay (35), Rob McClanahan (3)1–606:24 BUF
Bill Hajt (3)Craig Ramsay (36), Rick Dudley (18)1–706:59 BUF- Don Luce (12)Ric Seiling (34), Rick Dudley (19)1–810:40 BUF
Robert Mongrain (4)John Van Boxmeer (38), Rick Martin (30)1–916:31 BUF- Danny Gare (50)Mike Ramsey (2), Tony McKegney (26)1–1018:03 BUF
Team stats
DETBUF
2032
0%0%
0/22/3
264
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 13:28 into the first period
Mike Foligno · tripping2 min - 14:47 into the first periodPeter Mahovlich · hooking2 min
- 14:59 into the first periodPeter Mahovlich · misconduct10 min
- 14:59 into the first periodJim Rutherford · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 14:59 into the first periodJim Rutherford · misconduct10 min
- 18:46 into the first period
Bill Hajt · holding2 min - 12:15 into the third periodLarry Playfair · hooking2 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 17Mike FolignoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 5 | – |
| 24Greg JolyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Dennis PolonichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 10Dale McCourtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 11Peter MahovlichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 12Errol ThompsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18George LyleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 23Glenn HicksL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 2Barry LongD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 3Rick VaskoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 1 | – |
| 26Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jim RutherfordG | L | 32 | 10 | .688 |
| 30Rogie VachonG | 0 | 0 | – |
Buffalo Sabres
| 5John Van BoxmeerD | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 9Rick DudleyL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 7 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 25Robert MongrainC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 3 | – |
| 23Mike RamseyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 20 | 1 | .950 |