NHL game summary from January 31, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-20-9) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (32-13-6) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1: BUF, Gilbert Perreault 30 (Lindy Ruff, John Van Boxmeer), 11:17 - PP
NYR, Phil Esposito 22 (Ron Greschner, Don Maloney), 17:40
2: BUF, Danny Gare 29 (Lindy Ruff, John Van Boxmeer), 4:55
BUF, Craig Ramsay 14 (Andre Savard, Richie Dunn), 9:41
3: BUF, Rick Martin 28 (Gilbert Perreault, Ric Seiling), 2:32
BUF, Danny Gare 30 (Tony McKegney), 8:52
BUF, Lindy Ruff 5 (Rick Martin, Andre Savard), 9:25
NYR, Ron Greschner 13 (Dave Maloney, Anders Hedberg), 10:56 - PP
Penalties:
1: Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 8:16
Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 10:28
Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 14:20
Ed Hospodar, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:20
2: Richie Dunn, BUF [Interference] 0:49
Tony McKegney, BUF [Hi-sticking] 14:27
3: John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Hooking] 9:43
Don Edwards, BUF [Interference] 10:16
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
BUF: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Pat Conacher | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-13-12-32
BUF: 7-11- 7-25
Goalies: NYR: Steve Baker (L, 8-4-6), Doug Soetaert
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 21-7-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 16,433
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