New York Islanders
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Buffalo Sabres
Apr 5, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
7 | 26 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 | 24 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:47 | BUF | Danny Gare (46) PP | John Van Boxmeer (50), Andre Savard (43) | 0 - 1 |
| 04:44 | BUF | John Van Boxmeer (18) | Gilbert Perreault (39), Ric Seiling (27) | 0 - 2 |
| 14:50 | BUF | Gilles Hamel (10) PP | Lindy Ruff (18), John Van Boxmeer (51) | 0 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:19 | NYI | Gord Lane (3) SH | Billy Carroll (3), Bryan Trottier (72) | 1 - 3 |
| 09:33 | NYI | Billy Carroll (3) | Hector Marini (6), Dave Langevin (15) | 2 - 3 |
| 11:51 | NYI | Billy Carroll (4) | Hector Marini (7), Dave Langevin (16) | 3 - 3 |
| 12:45 | NYI | Stefan Persson (9) PP | Wayne Merrick (15) | 4 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:34 | NYI | Wayne Merrick (16) | Ken Morrow (11), Garry Howatt (15) | 5 - 3 |
| 08:37 | NYI | Hector Marini (4) | Clark Gillies (45), Billy Carroll (4) | 6 - 3 |
| 10:41 | NYI | Garry Howatt (4) | Bobby Nystrom (30) | 7 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:59 | NYI | Bob Lorimer | Holding | 2 |
| 05:28 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Holding | 2 |
| 09:22 | NYI | Bryan Trottier | Interference | 2 |
| 14:09 | NYI | Jean Potvin | Holding | 2 |
| 16:06 | BUF | Ric Seiling | Slashing | 2 |
| 16:06 | NYI | Billy Smith | Slashing | 2 |
| 19:49 | NYI | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 12:40 | BUF | Mike Ramsey | Holding | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Billy Carroll |
C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Hector Marini |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Garry Howatt |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Wayne Merrick |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Langevin |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Stefan Persson |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ken Morrow |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Jean Potvin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Bob Lorimer |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Lorne Henning |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Bossy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
W | 24 | 21 | 3 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  John Van Boxmeer |
D | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Gilles Hamel |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Danny Gare |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Andre Savard |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ric Seiling |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Lindy Ruff |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Rob McClanahan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Tony McKegney |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 13 |  Jim Schoenfeld |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Alan Haworth |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Mike Ramsey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bill Hajt |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Derek Smith |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Richie Dunn |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Larry Playfair |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Bob Sauve |
L | 26 | 19 | 7 | 60:00 |