Buffalo Sabres
at
New York Rangers
Jan 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 | 27 |
| New York Rangers |
3 | 25 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 12:00 | NYR | Dean Talafous (4) | Phil Esposito (13), Dave Maloney (18) | 0 - 1 |
| 16:08 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (3) | Dean Talafous (4) | 0 - 2 |
| 16:42 | BUF | Tony McKegney (17) | Mike Ramsey (10) | 1 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:28 | NYR | Tom Laidlaw (4) | Barry Beck (9) | 1 - 3 |
| 10:37 | BUF | Alan Haworth (4) | Gilbert Perreault (29), Rick Martin (12) | 2 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 16:49 | BUF | Rick Martin (5) | Andre Savard (15), Alan Haworth (3) | 3 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 14:03 | BUF | Rick Martin | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:07 | BUF | Mike Ramsey | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:40 | NYR | Ed Hospodar | Elbowing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:49 | BUF | Bill Hajt | Tripping | 2 |
| 07:42 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson | Tripping | 2 |
| 14:35 | NYR | Phil Esposito | Tripping | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Alan Haworth |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Tony McKegney |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Andre Savard |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Mike Ramsey |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  John Van Boxmeer |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Gilles Hamel |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ric Seiling |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Danny Gare |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bill Hajt |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Derek Smith |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Richie Dunn |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Larry Playfair |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 99 |  Rick Dudley |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Don Edwards |
T | 25 | 22 | 3 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Tom Laidlaw |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Barry Beck |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Mike Allison |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Doug Sulliman |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Ed Hospodar |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Dave Silk |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Doug Soetaert |
T | 27 | 24 | 3 | 60:00 |