NHL game summary from January 9, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (19-9-12) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (14-20-7) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 4 (Phil Esposito, Dave Maloney), 12:00 |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 3 (Dean Talafous), 16:08 | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 17 (Mike Ramsey), 16:42 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Tom Laidlaw 4 (Barry Beck), :28 |
| BUF, | Alan Haworth 4 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 10:37 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 5 (Andre Savard, Alan Haworth), 16:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 14:03 |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Holding] 18:07 | |
| 2: | Ed Hospodar, NYR [Elbowing] 4:40 |
| 3: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Tripping] 5:49 |
| Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Tripping] 7:42 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Tripping] 14:35 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
NYR: 6 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 9- 9-27
NYR: 8- 7-10-25
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (T, 10-4-6)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 10-8-5)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 17,407
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