Edmonton Oilers vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Friday, January 16, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Scoring
1st period
Larry Playfair (1)Craig Ramsay (16), John Van Boxmeer (23)0–101:32 BUF
Kevin Lowe (5)Paul Coffey (8), Brett Callighen (12)1–106:46 EDM
Andre Savard (14)Bill Hajt (8), Craig Ramsay (17)1–213:48 BUF
Rick Martin (6)Alan Haworth (4)1–318:44 BUF
2nd period
Dave Hunter (9)Curt Brackenbury (5), Stan Weir (15)2–300:27 EDM
Richie Dunn (4)John Van Boxmeer (24), Gilbert Perreault (31)2–407:26 BUF · 
Matti Hagman (10)Peter Driscoll (2), Paul Coffey (9)3–409:37 EDM
Brett Callighen (5)Jari Kurri (19), Risto Siltanen (15)4–416:36 EDM
3rd period
- Brett Callighen (6)Pat Price (15), Eddie Mio (1)5–409:15 EDM
- Rick Martin (7)Alan Haworth (5), John Van Boxmeer (25)5–511:57 BUF
Team stats
EDMBUF
2133
0%0%
0/11/2
64
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:09 into the first period
Jim Schoenfeld · roughing2 min - 0:09 into the first period
Curt Brackenbury · roughing2 min - 1:02 into the second periodJohn Van Boxmeer · holding2 min
- 7:01 into the second periodStan Weir · holding2 min
- 11:15 into the second periodPat Price · holding2 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 18Brett CallighenC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Peter DriscollL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 26Pat PriceD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Dave LumleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 47Don MurdochR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6John HughesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Eddie MioG | T | 33 | 5 | .849 |
| 35Andy MoogG | 0 | 0 | – |
Buffalo Sabres
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | T | 21 | 5 | .762 |