NHL game summary from December 21, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (16-8-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (17-9-9) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 8 (Ric Seiling, Gilles Hamel), 10:10 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 5 (Stan Smyl, Curt Fraser), 11:40 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Danny Gare 22 (Tony McKegney, Derek Smith), :12 |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 17 (Thomas Gradin, Curt Fraser), 2:26 | |
| VAN, | Kevin McCarthy 11 (Darcy Rota, Per-Olov Brasar), 3:47 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilles Hamel 6 (Alan Haworth, Richie Dunn), 15:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Holding] 12:37 |
| 2: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Cross checking, Fighting] 5:00 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Fighting] 5:00 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 9:05 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:07 | |
| 3: | Gilles Hamel, BUF [Tripping] 17:43 |
Penalty time: BUF: 9 minutes
VAN: 11 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 8- 9- 8-25
VAN: 10- 5- 6-21
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 7-5-5)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (T, 12-7-7)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 16,413
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