NHL game summary from January 26, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (30-13-6) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Montreal Canadiens (25-18-6) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 26 (Andre Savard), 2:43 |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 19 (Yvon Lambert, Rejean Houle), 6:53 - PP | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 27 (Gilbert Perreault), 12:42 - PP | |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 7 (Rod Langway, Guy Lafleur), 15:25 | |
| 2: | BUF, | John Van Boxmeer 6 (Rick Martin, Don Luce), 9:10 |
| BUF, | Larry Playfair 2, 10:53 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Derek Smith 18, 2:50 - PP |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 13 (Rick Dudley), 8:43 | |
| BUF, | Don Luce 9 (Ric Seiling, Rick Dudley), 15:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 5:47 |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Interference] 11:51 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 17:17 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Hi-sticking] 17:17 | |
| 2: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Holding] 2:41 |
| John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Interference] 12:27 | |
| Derek Smith, BUF [Roughing] 15:41 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 15:41 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing, Misconduct] 15:41 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Roughing, Misconduct] 15:41 | |
| 3: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 2:29 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:25 |
Penalty time: BUF: 22 minutes
MTL: 22 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
| Norm Dupont | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 8-10-28
MTL: 10- 9- 6-25
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 20-7-4)
MTL: Denis Herron (L, 10-2-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 18,096
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