Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, March 4, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 4–0 on Wednesday, March 4, 1981 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Flames 41–24.
Goals came from Danny Gare, John Van Boxmeer, Gilles Hamel and Derek Smith.
Bob Sauve made 24 saves on 24 shots for the win; Rejean Lemelin stopped 37 of 41.
Scoring
2nd period
Danny Gare (31)Tony McKegney (25), Jim Schoenfeld (18)0–103:24 BUF
John Van Boxmeer (15)Richie Dunn (35), Andre Savard (31)0–217:52 BUF ·
3rd period
Gilles Hamel (8)Jean-Francois Sauve (9), Alan Haworth (12)0–306:41 BUF
Derek Smith (18)Unassisted0–414:20 BUF ·
Team stats
CGYBUF
2441
0%0%
0/12/4
82
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:59 into the first period
Ken Houston · elbowing2 min - 6:30 into the first period
Larry Playfair · interference2 min - 10:38 into the second periodPhil Russell · hooking2 min
- 17:04 into the second periodWilli Plett · tripping2 min
- 13:52 into the third periodBill Clement · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
Season series
Calgary Flames
| 6Ken HoustonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 17Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Eric VailL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | L | 41 | 4 | .902 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Jean-Francois SauveC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Don LuceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 24 | 0 | 1.000 |