Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres
Playoffs · Thursday, April 9, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–2 on Thursday, April 9, 1981 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Canucks 37–22.
Andre Savard scored twice. Alan Haworth, Jerry Butler, Danny Gare, Lindy Ruff and Stan Smyl also scored.
Don Edwards made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 32 of 37.
Scoring
1st period
Alan Haworth (2)Gilbert Perreault (1), John Van Boxmeer (1)0–105:02 BUF · 
Jerry Butler (1)Thomas Gradin (2)1–107:40 VAN
Andre Savard (2)Craig Ramsay (2)1–209:09 BUF
Danny Gare (1)Gilbert Perreault (2), John Van Boxmeer (2)1–319:41 BUF ·
2nd period
- Andre Savard (3)Richie Dunn (2)1–404:05 BUF
Lindy Ruff (1)John Van Boxmeer (3), Richie Dunn (3)1–515:52 BUF ·
3rd period
Stan Smyl (1)Thomas Gradin (3), Colin Campbell (1)2–501:59 VAN
Team stats
VANBUF
2237
0%0%
0/53/5
4646
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:32 into the first period
Rick Lanz · holding2 min - 1:13 into the first period
Danny Gare · tripping2 min - 3:57 into the first periodColin Campbell · cross checking2 min
- 5:33 into the first periodBill Hajt · roughing2 min
- 5:33 into the first periodDave Williams · roughing2 min
- 10:44 into the first periodAndre Savard · hooking2 min
- 14:15 into the first periodLindy Ruff · holding2 min
- 19:16 into the first periodLarry Playfair · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:16 into the first periodLarry Playfair · misconduct10 min
- 19:16 into the first periodBob Manno · interference2 min
- 19:16 into the first periodDave Williams · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:16 into the first periodDave Williams · misconduct10 min
- 4:34 into the second periodBill Hajt · holding2 min
- 15:28 into the second periodGerry Minor · high sticking2 min
- 3:29 into the third periodMike Ramsey · roughing2 min
- 3:29 into the third periodBrent Ashton · roughing2 min
- 6:10 into the third periodLarry Playfair · closing hand on puck2 min
- 9:07 into the third periodDoug Halward · high sticking2 min
- 11:48 into the third periodCraig Ramsay · high sticking2 min
- 11:48 into the third periodDoug Halward · high sticking2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodMike Ramsey · roughing2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodMike Ramsey · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodMike Ramsey · misconduct10 min
- 16:45 into the third periodAndre Savard · high sticking2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodAndre Savard · roughing2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodGerry Minor · high sticking2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodGerry Minor · roughing2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodDarcy Rota · roughing2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodDarcy Rota · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 16:45 into the third periodDarcy Rota · misconduct10 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Colin CampbellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 14Blair MacDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 2Bob MannoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 21Doug HalwardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Gary BromleyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 37 | 5 | .865 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 21Jean-Francois SauveC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | W | 22 | 2 | .909 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |