NHL game summary from January 26, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (23-10-15) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (32-11-8) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 51, :16 |
| BUF, | Alan Haworth 7 (Tony McKegney, Derek Smith), 2:23 | |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 15 (Ric Seiling, Craig Ramsay), 3:32 | |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 5 (Bryan Trottier, Dave Langevin), 4:22 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 20 (Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies), 11:35 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Lindy Ruff 6 (John Van Boxmeer, Danny Gare), 6:43 - PP |
| BUF, | John Van Boxmeer 11 (Andre Savard), 17:45 - SH | |
| 3: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 12 (Ric Seiling, Andre Savard), 5:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Anders Kallur, NYI [Interference] 8:05 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Holding] 11:15 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Roughing] 15:17 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Roughing] 15:17 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Interference] 16:28 | |
| 2: | Dave Langevin, NYI [Interference] 0:25 |
| Ken Morrow, NYI [Tripping] 3:43 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Tripping] 4:46 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Interference] 11:12 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Hi-sticking] 13:55 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 16:01 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 11:45 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Tripping] 13:42 |
Penalty time: BUF: 12 minutes
NYI: 14 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.F. Sauve | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 13-10-10-33
NYI: 8- 9- 8-25
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 11-5-8)
NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 14-4-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,956
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