All NHL game summaries from May 3, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (54-21-16) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
 New York Islanders (49-30-13) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 5 (Bryan Trottier), 5:14 |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 2 (John Tonelli), 12:47 | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 2 (Bill Hajt, Derek Smith), 19:28 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 5 (Rick Martin), 8:12 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 7 (Bob Nystrom, Denis Potvin), 8:57 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 8 (Mike Bossy), 18:26 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 2 (Denis Potvin), 2:59 - SH |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 7 (Bob Nystrom, Wayne Merrick), 7:47 - PP | |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 3 (Tony McKegney, Larry Playfair), 10:11 - PP | |
| BUF, | Lindy Ruff 1 (Bob Mongrain, Richie Dunn), 11:09 | |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 4 (Bob Nystrom), 19:38 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Holding] 6:28 |
| Richie Dunn, BUF [Interference] 13:28 | |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 17:00 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Roughing] 17:15 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Roughing] 17:15 | |
| 2: | Mike Bossy, NYI [Roughing] 12:36 |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Roughing] 12:36 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 17:39 | |
| 3: | Bob Lorimer, NYI [Hooking] 1:33 |
| Richie Dunn, BUF [Boarding] 5:57 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Roughing] 8:13 |
Penalty time: BUF: 12 minutes
NYI: 10 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Ramsey | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Mongrain | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 9- 9-27
NYI: 15-13-12-40
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 3-3-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 10-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,995
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