Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, March 20, 1985 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 on Wednesday, March 20, 1985 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Canucks 36–24.
Gilbert Perreault scored twice. Patrik Sundstrom, Petri Skriko, Paul Cyr, Lindy Ruff, Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl and Michel Petit also scored.
Richard Brodeur made 32 saves on 36 shots for the win; Bob Sauve stopped 19 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Patrik Sundstrom (25)J.J. Daigneault (16)1–004:40 VAN
Petri Skriko (20)Stan Smyl (30)2–006:27 VAN
Paul Cyr (21)Gilbert Perreault (47), Jerry Korab (6)2–108:02 BUF · 
Lindy Ruff (9)Phil Housley (46), Mike Foligno (27)2–213:38 BUF
2nd period
Gilbert Perreault (26)Dave Maloney (19), Craig Ramsay (20)2–317:10 BUF
3rd period
Thomas Gradin (22)Jean-Marc Lanthier (3), Jiri Bubla (14)3–305:45 VAN
Stan Smyl (24)Al MacAdam (20), Doug Lidster (21)4–307:47 VAN · - Gilbert Perreault (27)Dave Andreychuk (30), Phil Housley (47)4–415:32 BUF ·
Michel Petit (5)Jean-Marc Lanthier (4)5–415:50 VAN
Team stats
VANBUF
2436
0%0%
1/42/6
2431
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:19 into the first period
Brent Peterson · game misconduct10 min - 5:19 into the first periodCraig Ramsay · roughing2 min
- 5:19 into the first period
Michel Petit · fighting5 min - 18:45 into the first periodDoug Lidster · delaying game2 min
- 3:19 into the second periodGilbert Perreault · holding2 min
- 8:51 into the second periodPetri Skriko · hooking2 min
- 10:48 into the second periodMike Foligno · high sticking2 min
- 11:52 into the second periodJim Schoenfeld · roughing2 min
- 11:52 into the second periodMichel Petit · boarding2 min
- 12:52 into the second periodRic Seiling · slashing2 min
- 12:52 into the second periodRick Lanz · roughing2 min
- 18:23 into the second periodDave Maloney · tripping2 min
- 7:37 into the third periodMike Foligno · high sticking2 min
- 8:59 into the third periodGilles Hamel · roughing2 min
- 8:59 into the third periodGarth Butcher · roughing2 min
- 14:41 into the third periodCam Neely · hooking2 min
- 16:14 into the third periodLindy Ruff · fighting5 min
- 16:14 into the third periodGarth Butcher · fighting5 min
- 16:40 into the third periodMark Kirton · tripping2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 12Stan SmylR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 28Jean-Marc LanthierR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 3Doug LidsterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 15J.J. DaigneaultD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 29Jiri BublaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Moe LemayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Mark KirtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Cam NeelyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Doug HalwardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Frank CapriceG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | W | 36 | 4 | .889 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 6Phil HousleyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Paul CyrL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Dave AndreychukL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 7John TuckerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 9Gilles HamelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Sean MckennaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 20Brent PetersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Hannu VirtaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 13Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 31David FenyvesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Bob SauveG | L | 24 | 5 | .792 |
| 30Tom BarrassoG | 0 | 0 | – |