NHL game summary from March 23, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (35-28-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (42-17-14) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BUF, | Jim Schoenfeld 8 (Derek Smith, Danny Gare), 3:09 - PP |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 18 (Gord Lane, Wayne Merrick), 11:12 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Anders Kallur, NYI [Hooking] 2:18 |
| Rick Dudley, BUF [Hooking] 18:20 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Interference] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Billy Smith, NYI [Interference] 5:30 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 14:41 | |
| 3: | Tony McKegney, BUF [Tripping] 3:04 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Tripping] 10:27 | |
| Anders Kallur, NYI [Tripping] 14:49 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Interference] 15:33 |
Penalty time: NYI: 12 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Ramsey | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Mongrain | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 6- 7-22
BUF: 6-18- 3-27
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (T, 14-14-5)
BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 17-8-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 16,433
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