Quebec Nordiques vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, November 16, 1980 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Quebec Nordiques 8–1 on Sunday, November 16, 1980 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Nordiques 38–23.
Tony McKegney scored twice and Craig Ramsay scored twice. Andre Savard, Peter Stastny, Danny Gare, Derek Smith and Rick Dudley also scored.
Bob Sauve made 22 saves on 23 shots for the win; Michel Plasse stopped 30 of 38.
Scoring
1st period
Tony McKegney (9)Danny Gare (8), Derek Smith (15)0–119:15 BUF · 
Craig Ramsay (3)Rick Dudley (6), Jim Schoenfeld (2)0–219:52 BUF
2nd period
Andre Savard (6)Larry Playfair (3), Steve Patrick (1)0–314:40 BUF
3rd period
Peter Stastny (6)Jamie Hislop (8)1–301:06 QUE
Danny Gare (13)Tony McKegney (8), Derek Smith (16)1–402:46 BUF- Craig Ramsay (4)Ric Seiling (2), Lindy Ruff (2)1–504:10 BUF
- Tony McKegney (10)Jim Schoenfeld (3), Gilbert Perreault (9)1–611:09 BUF
Derek Smith (2)Mike Ramsey (5), Danny Gare (9)1–713:07 BUF
Rick Dudley (5)Gilles Hamel (1)1–814:34 BUF
Team stats
QUEBUF
2338
0%0%
0/71/6
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:33 into the first period
Steve Patrick · tripping2 min - 11:02 into the first periodLarry Playfair · slashing2 min
- 15:22 into the first period
Normand Rochefort · holding2 min - 18:59 into the first periodMarc Tardif · high sticking2 min
- 1:35 into the second periodDanny Gare · roughing2 min
- 5:43 into the second periodGilbert Perreault · high sticking2 min
- 7:30 into the second periodDale Hunter · interference2 min
- 9:55 into the second periodCraig Ramsay · holding2 min
- 12:27 into the second periodGarry Lariviere · holding2 min
- 6:08 into the third periodMike Ramsey · tripping2 min
- 8:56 into the third periodJacques Richard · tripping2 min
- 10:40 into the third periodRic Seiling · elbowing2 min
- 10:40 into the third periodKim Clackson · high sticking2 min
- 16:02 into the third periodLindy Ruff · cross checking2 min
- 18:45 into the third periodDale Hunter · boarding2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 11Jamie HislopR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 26Peter StastnyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 2Wally WeirR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Marc TardifL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12John PaddockR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Michel GouletL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 20Anton StastnyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 21Serge BernierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Bernie SaundersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Jacques RichardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 38Robbie FtorekC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 4Kim ClacksonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 5Garry LariviereD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 25Pierre LacroixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 28Andre DupontD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 31Normand RochefortD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michel PlasseG | L | 38 | 8 | .789 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 9Rick DudleyL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 21Steve PatrickR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 23 | 1 | .957 |