NHL game summary from April 8, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (28-33-20) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Buffalo Sabres (40-20-21) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Buffalo Sabres lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 5) | |||||||
| 1: | VAN, | Darcy Rota 1 (Doug Halward, Kevin McCarthy), 12:31 - PP |
| 2: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 1 (Craig Ramsay, Richie Dunn), :14 |
| VAN, | Curt Fraser 1 (Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl), 4:51 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Andre Savard 1, 18:52 |
| 4: | BUF, | Alan Haworth 1 (Lindy Ruff, Bill Hajt), 5:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Halward, VAN [Hi-sticking] 2:27 | |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Slashing] 7:01 | ||
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Holding] 10:57 | ||
| 2: | Lindy Ruff, BUF [Charging, Fighting] 1:37 | |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Elbowing, Fighting] 1:37 | ||
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Hooking] 6:22 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Interference] 9:00 | ||
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Slashing] 9:00 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Holding] 9:48 | ||
| Rick Lanz, VAN [Holding] 14:02 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 19:07 | ||
| 3: | Danny Gare, BUF [Elbowing] 17:34 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Elbowing] 17:34 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 19 minutes
BUF: 17 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Manno | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 19 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 5- 7- 1-19
BUF: 6-15- 4- 2-27
Goalies: VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 0-1-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 11,854
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