Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Rockies
Regular season · Friday, March 27, 1981 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Colorado Rockies 5–3 on Friday, March 27, 1981 at McNichols Sports Arena.
Gilbert Perreault scored twice. Tony McKegney, Craig Norwich, Lindy Ruff, Ric Seiling, Ed Cooper and Paul Gagne also scored.
Bob Sauve made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Glenn Resch stopped 21 of 26.
Scoring
1st period
Tony McKegney (33)Alan Haworth (20), Lindy Ruff (15)1–007:52 BUF
Craig Norwich (5)Steve Tambellini (23), Paul Gagne (13)1–115:35 CLR
2nd period
Lindy Ruff (7)Danny Gare (34), Jim Schoenfeld (23)2–100:36 BUF
3rd period
Ric Seiling (29)Bill Hajt (19), Rob McClanahan (12)3–101:56 BUF
Ed Cooper (7)Bobby Crawford (2), Barry Smith (4)3–209:53 CLR
Gilbert Perreault (19)Craig Ramsay (34), Danny Gare (35)4–212:15 BUF- Gilbert Perreault (20)John Van Boxmeer (49)5–212:45 BUF
Paul Gagne (24)Lanny McDonald (45), Steve Tambellini (24)5–315:02 CLR
Team stats
BUFCLR
2626
0%0%
0/20/3
64
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:48 into the first period
Lindy Ruff · hooking2 min - 5:44 into the first period
Rob Ramage · slashing2 min - 12:14 into the first periodMike Ramsey · tripping2 min
- 6:30 into the second periodAlan Haworth · tripping2 min
- 17:06 into the second periodCraig Norwich · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Steve PatrickR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 26 | 3 | .885 |
Colorado Rockies
| 14Steve TambelliniC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 17Paul GagneL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 12Ed CooperL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 21Barry SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 25Bobby CrawfordR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Craig NorwichD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Randy PierceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Merlin MalinowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 18Bob MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Yvon VautourR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Ron DelormeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Mario GiallonardoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Bill BakerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 5Rob RamageD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | L | 26 | 5 | .808 |
| 30Phil MyreG | 0 | 0 | – |