Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres
Playoffs · Wednesday, April 8, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, April 8, 1981 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Canucks 27–19.
Goals came from Darcy Rota, Ric Seiling, Curt Fraser, Andre Savard and Alan Haworth.
Don Edwards made 17 saves on 19 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 24 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Darcy Rota (1)Kevin McCarthy (1), Doug Halward (1)1–012:31 VAN ·
2nd period
Ric Seiling (1)Craig Ramsay (1), Richie Dunn (1)1–100:14 BUF
Curt Fraser (1)Thomas Gradin (1), Stan Smyl (1)2–104:51 VAN
3rd period
Andre Savard (1)Unassisted2–219:52 BUF
Overtime
Alan Haworth (1)Lindy Ruff (1), Bill Hajt (1)2–305:00 BUF
Team stats
VANBUF
1927
0%0%
1/30/4
1917
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:27 into the first period
Doug Halward · high sticking2 min - 7:01 into the first period
Lindy Ruff · slashing2 min - 10:57 into the first periodLarry Playfair · holding2 min
- 1:37 into the second periodLindy Ruff · charging2 min
- 1:37 into the second periodLindy Ruff · fighting5 min
- 1:37 into the second periodColin Campbell · elbowing2 min
- 1:37 into the second periodColin Campbell · fighting5 min
- 6:22 into the second periodGerry Minor · hooking2 min
- 9:00 into the second periodBill Hajt · slashing2 min
- 9:00 into the second periodDave Williams · interference2 min
- 9:48 into the second periodHarold Snepsts · holding2 min
- 14:02 into the second periodRick Lanz · holding2 min
- 19:07 into the second periodJim Schoenfeld · hooking2 min
- 17:34 into the third periodDanny Gare · elbowing2 min
- 17:34 into the third periodHarold Snepsts · elbowing2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 21Doug HalwardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Blair MacDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Bob MannoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Colin CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Gary BromleyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 27 | 3 | .889 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 19 | 2 | .895 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |