Buffalo Sabres
at
Washington Capitals
Jan 24, 1981 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 41 | |
| 4 | 24 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:19 | WSH | Rick Smith (3) | Dennis Maruk (24) | 0 - 1 |
| 05:55 | BUF | John Van Boxmeer (10) | Jim Schoenfeld (14), Rob McClanahan (2) | 1 - 1 |
| 08:30 | BUF | Danny Gare (26) PP | Andre Savard (18), John Van Boxmeer (27) | 2 - 1 |
| 19:40 | BUF | Craig Ramsay (11) | Ric Seiling (12), Don Luce (9) | 3 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:43 | WSH | Dennis Maruk (29) | Bob Kelly (24), Mike Gartner (26) | 3 - 2 |
| 11:10 | BUF | Danny Gare (27) | Rob McClanahan (3), Tony McKegney (17) | 4 - 2 |
| 16:04 | WSH | Mike Gartner (26) | Unassisted | 4 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:47 | BUF | Alan Haworth (6) | Lindy Ruff (9), Mike Ramsey (11) | 5 - 3 |
| 17:52 | WSH | Dennis Ververgaert (9) | Guy Charron (10) | 5 - 4 |
| 18:50 | BUF | Don Luce (13) | Andre Savard (19), Craig Ramsay (20) | 6 - 4 |
| 19:25 | BUF | Jim Schoenfeld (4) | Unassisted | 7 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:53 | WSH | Pat Ribble | Tripping | 2 |
| 05:23 | WSH | Rick Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 05:37 | BUF | Danny Gare | Interference | 2 |
| 07:23 | WSH | Rick Green | Hooking | 2 |
| 09:42 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Interference | 2 |
| 10:14 | WSH | Dennis Ververgaert | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:06 | BUF | Richie Dunn | Cross checking | 2 |
| 18:34 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:48 | WSH | Al Hangsleben | Interference | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 24 | 20 | 4 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | L | 40 | 34 | 6 | 59:41 |