NHL game summary from December 31, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (24-10-4) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Buffalo Sabres (18-9-9) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Mike Murphy 6 (Mark Hardy), 5:25 |
| LA , | Larry Murphy 6 (Greg Terrion, Mike Murphy), 10:43 - SH | |
| LA , | Jay Wells 2 (Glenn Goldup, Jim Fox), 15:10 | |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 11 (Richie Dunn, Don Edwards), 18:26 - PP | |
| 2: | LA , | Garry Unger 9 (Mike Murphy, Steve Jensen), 9:35 |
| 3: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 28 (Charlie Simmer, Dave Taylor), 10:06 |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 12 (Tony McKegney, John Van Boxmeer), 11:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Jensen, LA [Holding] 9:18 | |
| Richie Dunn, BUF [Holding] 11:46 | ||
| Garry Unger, LA [Roughing] 16:07 | ||
| Rob McClanahan, BUF [Roughing] 16:07 | ||
| Mike Murphy, LA [Interference] 17:28 | ||
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hi-sticking] 18:52 | ||
| Doug Halward, LA [Hi-sticking] 18:52 | ||
| 2: | Ric Seiling, BUF [Fighting] 15:50 | |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Fighting] 15:50 | ||
| Dan Bonar, LA [Hooking] 17:14 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: LA : 15 minutes
BUF: 11 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Murphy | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dan Bonar | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Terrion | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Fox | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Hardy | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Wells | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Keans | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 33 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 13- 9-11-33
BUF: 12-12-10-34
Goalies: LA : Doug Keans (W, 2-1-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 10-4-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 16,433
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