Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Saturday, October 25, 1980 · Montreal Forum
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on Saturday, October 25, 1980 at Montreal Forum. The Canadiens outshot the Sabres 40–24.
Goals came from Steve Shutt, Danny Gare, Ric Seiling, Don Luce, Yvon Lambert, Rick Dudley and Mike Ramsey.
Bob Sauve made 38 saves on 40 shots for the win; Michel Larocque stopped 19 of 23.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Shutt (4)Pierre Larouche (5), Guy Lafleur (5)0–104:06 MTL · 
Danny Gare (4)Tony McKegney (5), Derek Smith (6)1–104:39 BUF
2nd period
Ric Seiling (3)Gilbert Perreault (3), Rick Martin (5)2–101:03 BUF
Don Luce (2)Bill Hajt (2), Craig Ramsay (2)3–108:31 BUF · 
Yvon Lambert (2)Keith Acton (2), Mario Tremblay (2)3–208:41 MTL ·
3rd period
Rick Dudley (4)Craig Ramsay (3), Richie Dunn (4)4–202:29 BUF
Mike Ramsey (1)Don Luce (2)5–219:55 BUF ·
Team stats
BUFMTL
2440
0%0%
0/12/5
102
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:53 into the first period
John Van Boxmeer · interference2 min - 2:14 into the second periodDerek Smith · holding2 min
- 7:06 into the second periodRick Martin · hooking2 min
- 9:36 into the second period
Mario Tremblay · charging2 min - 14:26 into the second periodDanny Gare · tripping2 min
- 5:45 into the third periodRick Dudley · hooking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 9Rick DudleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 40 | 2 | .950 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 10Guy LafleurR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 11Yvon LambertL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Mario TremblayR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 22Steve ShuttL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 8 | – |
| 28Pierre LaroucheC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 15Rejean HouleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Doug JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Doug WickenheiserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 30Chris NilanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 31Mark NapierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 2Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | – |
| 3Brian EngblomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Guy LapointeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michel LarocqueG | L | 23 | 4 | .826 |
| 32Denis HerronG | 0 | 0 | – |