Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, October 17, 1981 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Saturday, October 17, 1981 at Capital Centre. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 30–28.
Yvon Lambert scored twice. Danny Gare, Lindy Ruff, Bobby Carpenter and Bengt-Ake Gustafsson also scored.
Bob Sauve made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Dave Parro stopped 26 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Danny Gare (1)Jean-Francois Sauve (1), John Van Boxmeer (2)1–002:05 BUF
Lindy Ruff (2)Steve Patrick (1), Randy Cunneyworth (3)2–019:58 BUF
2nd period
Bobby Carpenter (3)Bob Kelly (2), Rick Green (1)2–100:32 WSH
Yvon Lambert (1)John Van Boxmeer (3), Danny Gare (3)3–115:40 BUF ·
3rd period
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (1)Ryan Walter (5), Greg Theberge (4)3–208:35 WSH · - Yvon Lambert (2)John Van Boxmeer (4), Ric Seiling (1)4–213:03 BUF ·
Team stats
BUFWSH
3028
0%0%
2/31/3
66
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:41 into the second period
John Van Boxmeer · tripping2 min - 8:02 into the second period
Mike Gartner · slashing2 min - 14:54 into the second periodJames McTaggart · tripping2 min
- 17:39 into the second periodJim Schoenfeld · hooking2 min
- 8:03 into the third periodJim Schoenfeld · tripping2 min
- 11:37 into the third periodDennis Maruk · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 15Yvon LambertL | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Randy CunneyworthL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Jean-Francois SauveC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 26Steve PatrickR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 23Bob HessD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 28 | 2 | .929 |
Washington Capitals
| 9Ryan WalterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 10Bobby CarpenterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 24Bob KellyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Greg ThebergeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Al HangslebenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Gaetan DuchesneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Roland StoltzR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 22Jean PronovostR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Glen CurrieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Pat RibbleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4James McTaggartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Paul MacKinnonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Terry MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Dave ParroG | L | 30 | 4 | .867 |