Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, March 8, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 8–4 on Sunday, March 8, 1981 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Flyers 34–27.
Alan Haworth scored twice, Danny Gare scored a hat trick and Andre Savard scored twice. Tim Kerr, Ron Flockhart, Paul Holmgren, Brian Propp and Ric Seiling also scored.
Don Edwards made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Pete Peeters stopped 26 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Alan Haworth (14)Tony McKegney (27), Derek Smith (39)0–107:49 BUF · - Alan Haworth (15)Craig Ramsay (28), Rob McClanahan (7)0–208:22 BUF
2nd period
Tim Kerr (18)Tom Gorence (15), Rick MacLeish (31)1–205:08 PHI
Danny Gare (34)John Van Boxmeer (39), Andre Savard (32)1–308:15 BUF · 
Andre Savard (23)Steve Patrick (4), Bill Hajt (15)1–410:21 BUF- Danny Gare (35)Derek Smith (40)1–512:50 BUF
3rd period
Ron Flockhart (2)Glen Cochrane (7), Bill Barber (38)2–503:07 PHI
Paul Holmgren (17)Unassisted3–511:52 PHI
Brian Propp (21)Ken Linseman (19)4–512:10 PHI- Danny Gare (36)Derek Smith (41), Bill Hajt (16)4–617:19 BUF
Ric Seiling (24)Alan Haworth (13), John Van Boxmeer (40)4–718:47 BUF · - Andre Savard (24)Alan Haworth (14), Craig Ramsay (29)4–819:54 BUF
Team stats
PHIBUF
2734
0%0%
0/32/4
3533
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:45 into the first period
Brian Propp · hooking2 min - 6:11 into the first periodBill Barber · hooking2 min
- 11:44 into the first period
Danny Gare · slashing2 min - 11:44 into the first periodRick MacLeish · hooking2 min
- 13:20 into the first periodBill Hajt · tripping2 min
- 1:01 into the second periodGilles Hamel · roughing2 min
- 1:01 into the second periodGilles Hamel · fighting5 min
- 1:01 into the second periodGilles Hamel · misconduct10 min
- 1:01 into the second periodRob McClanahan · charging2 min
- 1:01 into the second periodReid Bailey · roughing2 min
- 1:01 into the second periodReid Bailey · fighting5 min
- 1:01 into the second periodReid Bailey · misconduct10 min
- 7:39 into the second periodBill Barber · tripping2 min
- 14:20 into the second periodJohn Van Boxmeer · holding2 min
- 17:11 into the second periodBehn Wilson · interference2 min
- 6:03 into the third periodLindy Ruff · roughing2 min
- 6:03 into the third periodDanny Gare · high sticking2 min
- 6:03 into the third periodKen Linseman · high sticking2 min
- 6:03 into the third periodBrian Propp · high sticking2 min
- 19:54 into the third periodLindy Ruff · roughing double minor4 min
- 19:54 into the third periodGlen Cochrane · cross checking2 min
- 19:54 into the third periodGlen Cochrane · roughing2 min
Season series
Philadelphia Flyers
| 7Bill BarberL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 11Ron FlockhartC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Tim KerrR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 14Ken LinsemanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Paul HolmgrenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Rick MacLeishC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Tom GorenceR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 26Brian ProppL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 29Glen CochraneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 15Al HillL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Bobby ClarkeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Reggie LeachR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Behn WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 8Thomas ErikssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 24Terry MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 28Mike BusniukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 35Reid BaileyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Rick St. CroixG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Pete PeetersG | L | 33 | 7 | .788 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 14Alan HaworthC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Steve PatrickR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Jean-Francois SauveC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 27 | 4 | .852 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |