Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, December 7, 1980 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 10–1 on Sunday, December 7, 1980 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Penguins 39–25.
Tony McKegney scored twice and Rick Dudley scored a hat trick. Mark Johnson, Gilles Hamel, Ric Seiling, Jim Schoenfeld, Danny Gare and Derek Smith also scored.
Bob Sauve made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Greg Millen stopped 3 of 8.
Scoring
1st period
Tony McKegney (14)John Van Boxmeer (14), Derek Smith (20)0–112:17 BUF · - Tony McKegney (15)Danny Gare (14), John Van Boxmeer (15)0–215:57 BUF
Mark Johnson (7)Pat Hughes (8), Gary McAdam (7)1–219:31 PIT
2nd period
Rick Dudley (8)Craig Ramsay (8), Jim Schoenfeld (8)1–300:40 BUF
Gilles Hamel (4)Jim Schoenfeld (9), Gilbert Perreault (17)1–402:32 BUF
Ric Seiling (7)Gilles Hamel (4), Gilbert Perreault (18)1–502:37 BUF- Rick Dudley (9)Bill Hajt (3), Andre Savard (10)1–604:10 BUF
Jim Schoenfeld (2)Gilbert Perreault (19), Bill Hajt (4)1–716:53 BUF
Danny Gare (18)Lindy Ruff (6), Craig Ramsay (9)1–818:24 BUF ·
3rd period
- Rick Dudley (10)Mike Ramsey (7)1–912:34 BUF
Derek Smith (5)Danny Gare (15), Lindy Ruff (7)1–1015:48 BUF
Team stats
PITBUF
2539
0%0%
0/32/7
121114
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:57 into the first period
Lindy Ruff · fighting5 min - 1:57 into the first period
Pat Hughes · fighting5 min - 11:29 into the first periodDave Burrows · interference2 min
- 16:12 into the first periodBill Hajt · holding2 min
- 7:42 into the second periodDave Burrows · interference2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodBench · abuse of officials2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodGilles Hamel · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodGilles Hamel · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodAlan Haworth · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodAlan Haworth · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodLarry Playfair · slashing2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodLarry Playfair · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodLarry Playfair · player leaves bench2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodLarry Playfair · fighting5 min
- 16:28 into the second periodLarry Playfair · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodAndre Savard · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodAndre Savard · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodJohn Van Boxmeer · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodJohn Van Boxmeer · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodBench · abuse of officials2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodRandy Carlyle · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodRandy Carlyle · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodPat Hughes · fighting5 min
- 16:28 into the second periodPat Hughes · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodPat Hughes · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodMark Johnson · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodMark Johnson · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodGary McAdam · slashing2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodGary McAdam · misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodGary McAdam · game misconduct10 min
- 16:28 into the second periodBennett Wolf · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodBennett Wolf · fighting5 min
- 16:28 into the second periodBennett Wolf · misconduct10 min
- 5:31 into the third periodMario Faubert · interference2 min
- 8:57 into the third periodBill Hajt · holding2 min
- 16:01 into the third periodBennett Wolf · tripping2 min
- 16:20 into the third periodGilbert Perreault · holding2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 9Mark JohnsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Gary McAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Pat HughesR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Peter LeeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11George FergusonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 12Greg MaloneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | – |
| 17Rick KehoeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 18Ross LonsberryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 23Rod SchuttL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 28Jim HamiltonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 30Paul GardnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 7 | – |
| 2Gilles LupienD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Ron StackhouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 | – |
| 5Mario FaubertD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Bennett WolfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Dave BurrowsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 25Randy CarlyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rob HollandG | 31 | 5 | .839 | |
| 29Greg MillenG | L | 8 | 5 | .375 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 9Rick DudleyL | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 3 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 25 | 1 | .960 |