Buffalo Sabres vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Saturday, January 31, 1981 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Hartford Whalers 5–3 on Saturday, January 31, 1981 at Hartford Civic Center. The Sabres outshot the Whalers 44–19.
Andre Savard scored twice. Danny Gare, Tom Rowe, Craig Ramsay, Mike Rogers, Warren Miller and Tony McKegney also scored.
Bob Sauve made 16 saves on 19 shots for the win; John Garrett stopped 39 of 44.
Scoring
1st period
Danny Gare (28)Derek Smith (29), John Van Boxmeer (30)1–001:25 BUF
2nd period
Tom Rowe (9)Mickey Volcan (10)1–109:45 HFD
Craig Ramsay (13)Unassisted2–112:07 BUF
Mike Rogers (36)Al Sims (22), Pat Boutette (36)2–213:46 HFD
Warren Miller (14)Tom Rowe (17), Mike Rogers (43)2–319:15 HFD
3rd period
Andre Savard (16)Alan Haworth (9), Jean-Francois Sauve (1)3–311:50 BUF
Tony McKegney (19)John Van Boxmeer (31), Danny Gare (21)4–317:29 BUF- Andre Savard (17)Steve Patrick (2), Craig Ramsay (22)5–319:06 BUF
Team stats
BUFHFD
4419
0%0%
0/40/3
1113
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:18 into the first period
Jean-Francois Sauve · holding2 min - 13:49 into the first periodJim Schoenfeld · hooking2 min
- 6:59 into the second period
Jack McIlhargey · high sticking2 min - 14:32 into the second periodMike Ramsey · fighting5 min
- 14:32 into the second periodNorm Barnes · holding2 min
- 14:32 into the second periodRay Neufeld · fighting5 min
- 15:54 into the second periodJohn Van Boxmeer · tripping2 min
- 17:01 into the second periodTom Rowe · tripping2 min
- 2:38 into the third periodMickey Volcan · slashing2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 10Craig RamsayL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Jean-Francois SauveC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 26Steve PatrickR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 19 | 3 | .842 |
Hartford Whalers
| 12Tom RoweR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Mike RogersC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Warren MillerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 28Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Al SimsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 32Mickey VolcanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 10Ray NeufeldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Jordy DouglasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Dave KeonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 16Michel GalarneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Jeff BrubakerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Don NachbaurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 31Mike FidlerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 25Norm BarnesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 33Stuart SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ken HollandG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35John GarrettG | L | 44 | 5 | .886 |