Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, January 24, 1981 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 7–4 on Saturday, January 24, 1981 at Capital Centre. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 41–24.
Danny Gare scored twice. Rick Smith, John Van Boxmeer, Craig Ramsay, Dennis Maruk, Mike Gartner, Alan Haworth, Dennis Ververgaert, Don Luce and Jim Schoenfeld also scored.
Don Edwards made 20 saves on 24 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 34 of 40.
Scoring
1st period
Rick Smith (3)Dennis Maruk (24)0–104:19 WSH
John Van Boxmeer (10)Jim Schoenfeld (14), Rob McClanahan (2)1–105:55 BUF
Danny Gare (26)Andre Savard (18), John Van Boxmeer (27)2–108:30 BUF · 
Craig Ramsay (11)Ric Seiling (12), Don Luce (9)3–119:40 BUF
2nd period
Dennis Maruk (29)Bob Kelly (24), Mike Gartner (26)3–200:43 WSH- Danny Gare (27)Rob McClanahan (3), Tony McKegney (17)4–211:10 BUF
Mike Gartner (26)Unassisted4–316:04 WSH
3rd period
Alan Haworth (6)Lindy Ruff (9), Mike Ramsey (11)5–307:47 BUF
Dennis Ververgaert (9)Guy Charron (10)5–417:52 WSH
Don Luce (13)Andre Savard (19), Craig Ramsay (20)6–418:50 BUF
Jim Schoenfeld (4)Unassisted7–419:25 BUF ·
Team stats
BUFWSH
4124
0%0%
1/50/4
810
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:53 into the first period
Pat Ribble · tripping2 min - 5:23 into the first periodRick Smith · high sticking2 min
- 5:37 into the first period
Danny Gare · interference2 min - 7:23 into the first periodRick Green · hooking2 min
- 9:42 into the first periodLarry Playfair · interference2 min
- 10:14 into the first periodDennis Ververgaert · holding2 min
- 4:06 into the second periodRichie Dunn · cross checking2 min
- 18:34 into the second periodLarry Playfair · holding2 min
- 2:48 into the third periodAl Hangsleben · interference2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 10Craig RamsayL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 24 | 4 | .833 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |
Washington Capitals
| 11Mike GartnerR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 21Dennis MarukC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Guy CharronC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Dennis VervergaertR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Bob KellyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Rick SmithD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 9Ryan WalterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 10Rolf EdbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Al HangslebenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Wes JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Jean PronovostR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 27Paul MulveyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 28Glen CurrieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Pat RibbleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Howard WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 40 | 6 | .850 |
| 30Dave ParroG | 0 | 0 | – |