NHL game summary from April 9, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (28-34-20) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (41-20-21) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 5) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Alan Haworth 2 (Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer), 5:02 - PP |
| VAN, | Jerry Butler 1 (Thomas Gradin), 7:40 | |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 2 (Craig Ramsay), 9:09 | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 1 (Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer), 19:41 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Andre Savard 3 (Richie Dunn), 4:05 |
| BUF, | Lindy Ruff 1 (Richie Dunn, John Van Boxmeer), 15:52 - PP | |
| 3: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 1 (Thomas Gradin, Colin Campbell), 1:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Lanz, VAN [Holding] 0:32 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Tripping] 1:13 | |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Cross checking] 3:57 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Roughing] 5:33 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Roughing] 5:33 | |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 10:44 | |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Holding] 14:15 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Interference] 19:16 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 19:16 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 19:16 | |
| 2: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 4:34 |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:28 | |
| 3: | Brent Ashton, VAN [Roughing] 3:29 |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Roughing] 3:29 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Closing hand on puck] 6:10 | |
| Doug Halward, VAN [Hi-sticking] 9:07 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Hi-sticking] 11:48 | |
| Doug Halward, VAN [Hi-sticking] 11:48 | |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 16:45 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 16:45 | |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 16:45 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 16:45 |
Penalty time: VAN: 46 minutes
BUF: 46 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Manno | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Halward | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| J.F. Sauve | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7-10- 5-22
BUF: 18-10- 9-37
Goalies: VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 0-2-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 12,665
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