Hartford Whalers
at
Buffalo Sabres
Dec 20, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 26 | |
| 8 | 27 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:39 | BUF | Gilbert Perreault (11) | Tony McKegney (18), John Van Boxmeer (33) | 0 - 1 |
| 08:53 | BUF | Larry Playfair (3) | Unassisted | 0 - 2 |
| 15:12 | BUF | Yvon Lambert (12) | Alan Haworth (4), Jean-Francois Sauve (16) | 0 - 3 |
| 18:13 | BUF | Tony McKegney (15) | John Van Boxmeer (34), Gilbert Perreault (8) | 0 - 4 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:50 | BUF | Tony McKegney (16) PP | John Van Boxmeer (35) | 0 - 5 |
| 05:51 | BUF | Larry Playfair (4) | Unassisted | 0 - 6 |
| 08:17 | HFD | Chris Kotsopoulos (5) | Unassisted | 1 - 6 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:16 | BUF | Lindy Ruff (9) | Brent Peterson (1), Craig Ramsay (15) | 1 - 7 |
| 08:50 | BUF | Alan Haworth (4) | Yvon Lambert (18), Larry Playfair (5) | 1 - 8 |
| 16:41 | HFD | Doug Sulliman (14) PP | Rick MacLeish (14), Chris Kotsopoulos (10) | 2 - 8 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:35 | BUF | Bob Hess | Tripping | 2 |
| 12:21 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Holding | 2 |
| 19:38 | HFD | Chris Kotsopoulos | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:04 | BUF | Ric Seiling | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:10 | BUF | Craig Ramsay | High sticking | 2 |
| 09:10 | HFD | Tom Rowe | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:40 | HFD | Rick Meagher | Hooking | 2 |
| 17:10 | BUF | Mike Foligno | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:10 | BUF | Mike Foligno | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:10 | HFD | Garry Howatt | Fighting | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:10 | HFD | Blake Wesley | High sticking | 2 |
| 15:28 | BUF | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 17:21 | BUF | Jean-Francois Sauve | Tripping | 2 |
| 17:21 | HFD | Tom Rowe | Holding | 2 |
| 18:24 | HFD | Blake Wesley | Holding | 2 |
Hartford Whalers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 42 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | L | 27 | 19 | 8 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 40 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | 60:00 |