NHL game summary from March 6, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (18-32-16) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Buffalo Sabres (31-15-19) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 32 (Derek Smith), 7:45 |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 30 (Danny Gare, Richie Dunn), 8:48 | |
| 2: | HAR, | Rick Meagher 3 (Mark Howe, Blaine Stoughton), 14:36 |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 33 (Dave Keon, Gilles Lupien), 15:58 | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 33 (Tony McKegney, Lindy Ruff), 18:44 | |
| 3: | HAR, | Rick Meagher 4 (Blaine Stoughton, Al Sims), 2:34 |
| HAR, | Don Nachbaur 10 (Tom Rowe, Jeff Brubaker), 3:30 | |
| HAR, | Pat Boutette 25 (Mike Rogers, Stuart Smith), 19:10 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Hamel, BUF [Interference] 12:23 |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Hooking] 13:05 | |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 19:09 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Roughing] 19:09 | |
| 2: | Pat Boutette, HAR [Elbowing] 8:40 |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Slashing] 8:56 | |
| John Garrett, HAR [Slashing] 8:56 | |
| 3: | Don Nachbaur, HAR [Fighting] 9:18 |
| Gilles Hamel, BUF [Fighting] 9:18 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:37 | |
| Tom Rowe, HAR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:37 | |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Hi-sticking] 18:11 | |
| Norm Barnes, HAR [Hi-sticking] 18:11 | |
| Al Sims, HAR [Cross checking] 19:57 |
Penalty time: HAR: 26 minutes
BUF: 20 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.F. Sauve | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 47 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 6- 4-15-25
BUF: 15-19-13-47
Goalies: HAR: Mike Veisor,
John Garrett (W, 14-22-11) BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 14-8-8) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Joe Dame Attendance: 16,383
John Garrett (W, 14-22-11) BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 14-8-8) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Joe Dame Attendance: 16,383
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