Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Saturday, April 4, 1981 · Joe Louis Arena
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–4 on Saturday, April 4, 1981 at Joe Louis Arena. The Sabres outshot the Red Wings 30–25.
Tony McKegney scored twice and Andre Savard scored twice. Vaclav Nedomansky, Lindy Ruff, Mark Kirton, Brad Smith and John Ogrodnick also scored.
Don Edwards made 21 saves on 25 shots for the win; Claude Legris stopped 20 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Tony McKegney (36)Danny Gare (38), Jim Schoenfeld (24)1–011:42 BUF- Tony McKegney (37)Derek Smith (43), Danny Gare (39)2–015:55 BUF
Andre Savard (30)Unassisted3–019:59 BUF ·
2nd period
- Andre Savard (31)Richie Dunn (42)4–002:52 BUF
Vaclav Nedomansky (12)Reed Larson (31), Dale McCourt (56)4–109:39 DET · 
Lindy Ruff (8)Jim Schoenfeld (25), Craig Ramsay (35)5–113:08 BUF
Mark Kirton (17)Unassisted5–216:40 DET ·
3rd period
Brad Smith (11)John Barrett (10), Mark Kirton (13)5–308:22 DET
John Ogrodnick (35)Mike Foligno (34)5–409:41 DET
Team stats
BUFDET
3025
0%0%
0/31/6
3933
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:56 into the first period
Danny Gare · elbowing2 min - 1:56 into the first period
Glenn Hicks · roughing2 min - 3:26 into the first periodGilbert Perreault · roughing2 min
- 3:26 into the first periodGilbert Perreault · slashing2 min
- 3:26 into the first periodMark Kirton · roughing2 min
- 13:16 into the first periodAlan Haworth · high sticking2 min
- 13:16 into the first periodGlenn Hicks · high sticking2 min
- 18:06 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 3:42 into the second periodRob McClanahan · hooking2 min
- 6:52 into the second periodJim Korn · interference2 min
- 7:24 into the second periodAlan Haworth · roughing2 min
- 7:24 into the second periodJohn Barrett · roughing2 min
- 8:40 into the second periodGilbert Perreault · interference2 min
- 12:53 into the second periodAlan Haworth · roughing2 min
- 12:53 into the second periodLarry Playfair · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 12:53 into the second periodLarry Playfair · fighting5 min
- 12:53 into the second periodLarry Playfair · misconduct10 min
- 12:53 into the second periodJohn Barrett · high sticking2 min
- 12:53 into the second periodJohn Barrett · roughing2 min
- 12:53 into the second periodJim Korn · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 12:53 into the second periodJim Korn · fighting5 min
- 12:53 into the second periodJim Korn · misconduct10 min
- 16:59 into the second periodJim Schoenfeld · hooking2 min
- 4:23 into the third periodJim Schoenfeld · holding2 min
- 5:29 into the third periodWillie Huber · charging2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 25 | 4 | .840 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |
Detroit Red Wings
| 23Mark KirtonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 10Dale McCourtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Brad SmithR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2John BarrettD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Brent PetersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Gary McAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 21Earl IngarfieldC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Glenn HicksL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Joe PatersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Perry MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 26Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Claude LegrisG | L | 22 | 2 | .909 |
| 31Larry LozinskiG | 8 | 3 | .625 |