NHL game summary from April 11, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (42-20-21) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
 Vancouver Canucks (28-35-20) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres win, 3 games to 0 (best of 5) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 2 (Derek Smith), 11:10 |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 2 (Stan Smyl), 13:57 | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 1 (Derek Smith, Mike Ramsey), 14:37 | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 3 (Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer), 17:12 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Lindy Ruff 2 (Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer), 10:25 |
| 3: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 1 (Ivan Boldirev), 1:13 |
| VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 1 (Darcy Rota, Blair MacDonald), 13:08 | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 2, 15:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 0:13 |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Roughing] 8:40 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Roughing] 8:40 | |
| Richie Dunn, BUF [Interference] 11:55 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 16:48 | |
| Steve Patrick, BUF [Holding] 18:28 | |
| 2: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Interference] 11:03 |
| Blair MacDonald, VAN [Roughing] 11:03 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Roughing] 11:03 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Tripping] 17:50 | |
| 3: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Cross checking] 0:44 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 0:44 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 8:14 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hi-sticking] 8:14 |
Penalty time: BUF: 16 minutes
VAN: 12 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 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| J.F. Sauve | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 24 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Manno | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 8- 6-24
VAN: 11- 3-12-26
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 3-0-0)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 0-3-0)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Mark Pare, John D'Amico
Attendance: 12,417
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