Buffalo Sabres vs Quebec Nordiques
Regular season · Wednesday, January 21, 1981 · Le Colisée
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Quebec Nordiques 6–5 on Wednesday, January 21, 1981 at Le Colisée.
Gilbert Perreault scored a hat trick and Michel Goulet scored twice. Peter Stastny, Don Luce, Bob Fitchner, Normand Rochefort, Derek Smith and Ric Seiling also scored.
Bob Sauve made 25 saves on 30 shots for the win; Michel Plasse stopped 24 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Peter Stastny (17)Gaston Therrien (1), Anton Stastny (22)0–104:04 QUE
Gilbert Perreault (11)Rick Martin (14), Alan Haworth (6)1–106:18 BUF
Don Luce (12)Jim Schoenfeld (13), Craig Ramsay (19)2–119:10 BUF
Bob Fitchner (1)Alain Cote (6), Robbie Ftorek (24)2–219:59 QUE
2nd period
Michel Goulet (20)Dale Hunter (25), Jacques Richard (25)2–300:47 QUE
Normand Rochefort (2)Anton Stastny (23), Garry Lariviere (9)2–408:25 QUE
Derek Smith (16)Gilbert Perreault (32), Alan Haworth (7)3–416:22 BUF · - Michel Goulet (21)Robbie Ftorek (25)3–517:33 QUE
3rd period
- Gilbert Perreault (12)Alan Haworth (8)4–507:03 BUF ·
- Gilbert Perreault (13)Ric Seiling (11)5–512:03 BUF
Ric Seiling (15)Gilbert Perreault (33), Derek Smith (26)6–519:15 BUF
Team stats
BUFQUE
3030
0%0%
2/40/3
1214
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 14:49 into the first period
Dale Hunter · elbowing2 min - 15:58 into the first period
Ric Seiling · roughing double minor4 min - 15:58 into the first periodGarry Lariviere · roughing2 min
- 15:58 into the first periodGarry Lariviere · slashing2 min
- 4:06 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 5:36 into the second periodJim Schoenfeld · tripping2 min
- 16:01 into the second periodDave Pichette · holding2 min
- 19:28 into the second periodDon Luce · high sticking2 min
- 19:28 into the second periodDale Hunter · high sticking2 min
- 6:30 into the third periodAlain Cote · high sticking2 min
- 8:04 into the third periodRick Martin · hooking2 min
- 9:54 into the third periodJacques Richard · cross checking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 7Rick MartinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 30 | 5 | .833 |
Quebec Nordiques
| 16Michel GouletL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 20Anton StastnyL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 38Robbie FtorekC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 14Bob FitchnerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Alain CoteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 23Jacques RichardL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Peter StastnyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Garry LariviereD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 22Gaston TherrienD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 31Normand RochefortD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 11Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Pierre AubryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Serge BernierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 29Dave PichetteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 33Dale HogansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michel PlasseG | L | 30 | 6 | .800 |
| 35Ron GrahameG | 0 | 0 | – |