Quebec Nordiques vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Thursday, April 3, 1980 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Quebec Nordiques 8–3 on Thursday, April 3, 1980 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Nordiques 45–30.
Danny Gare scored twice and Tony McKegney scored twice. Rick Martin, Derek Smith, Craig Ramsay, Real Cloutier, Rick Dudley, Marc Tardif and Michel Goulet also scored.
Don Edwards made 27 saves on 30 shots for the win; Michel Dion stopped 37 of 45.
Scoring
1st period
Rick Martin (45)Rob McClanahan (5), Robert Mongrain (5)0–108:14 BUF
Derek Smith (24)Rick Martin (32), Gilbert Perreault (65)0–209:54 BUF · 
Craig Ramsay (20)Bill Hajt (9), Gilbert Perreault (66)0–316:49 BUF
2nd period
Danny Gare (52)Derek Smith (36), Mike Ramsey (3)0–402:29 BUF- Danny Gare (53)Tony McKegney (28), Larry Playfair (7)0–509:59 BUF
Real Cloutier (41)Wally Weir (12), Pierre Lacroix (20)1–515:01 QUE
3rd period
Rick Dudley (10)Craig Ramsay (37), Richie Dunn (30)1–601:00 BUF
Tony McKegney (19)Mike Ramsey (4)1–701:26 BUF
Marc Tardif (31)Reginald Thomas (5), Real Cloutier (43)2–704:25 QUE- Tony McKegney (20)Rick Martin (33), Derek Smith (37)2–812:11 BUF ·
Michel Goulet (22)Reginald Thomas (6), Real Cloutier (44)3–819:12 QUE
Team stats
QUEBUF
3045
0%0%
0/42/4
1010
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:27 into the first period
Wally Weir · hooking2 min - 13:24 into the first periodBob Fitchner · hooking2 min
- 6:07 into the second period
Jim Schoenfeld · elbowing2 min - 7:30 into the second periodDon Luce · hooking2 min
- 11:14 into the second periodMarc Tardif · hooking2 min
- 11:30 into the second periodJim Schoenfeld · hooking2 min
- 4:39 into the third periodLarry Playfair · roughing2 min
- 4:39 into the third periodPaul Stewart · roughing2 min
- 11:50 into the third periodRon Chipperfield · hooking2 min
- 14:31 into the third periodJohn Van Boxmeer · holding2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 9Real CloutierR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 22Reginald ThomasC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 2Wally WeirR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Marc TardifL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 16Michel GouletL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 26Pierre LacroixD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Rich LeducC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Bob FitchnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Alain CoteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Ron ChipperfieldC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 27Paul StewartR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Paul BaxterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Garry LariviereD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 6Gerry HartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 33Dale HogansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Goran HogostaG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Michel DionG | L | 45 | 8 | .822 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 7Rick MartinL | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 23Mike RamseyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 9Rick DudleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Robert MongrainC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 30 | 3 | .900 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |