NHL game summary from March 12, 1983
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (35-25-12) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (26-32-11) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | BUF, | Bill Hajt 3 (Dale McCourt), :42 |
| VAN, | Doug Halward 16 (Thomas Gradin), 2:46 - PP | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 32 (Paul Cyr), 5:16 | |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 34 (Doug Halward, Stan Smyl), 9:15 | |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 35 (Stan Smyl), 19:36 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Patrik Sundstrom 20 (Tony Tanti, Garth Butcher), 7:06 |
| VAN, | Doug Halward 17 (Blair MacDonald), 9:05 - PP | |
| VAN, | Gary Lupul 14 (Doug Halward), 16:47 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Darcy Rota 36 (Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl), 12:01 |
| VAN, | Jim Nill 6 (Mark Kirton, Kevin McCarthy), 14:25 | |
| BUF, | Mike Foligno 19 (Brent Peterson, Bill Hajt), 17:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Playfair, BUF 2:42 |
| Darcy Rota, VAN 15:32 | |
| 2: | Ric Seiling, BUF 8:03 |
| Gary Lupul, VAN 11:49 | |
| 3: | Lars Lindgren, VAN 8:20 |
Penalty time: BUF: 4 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannu Virta | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Phil Housley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Hamel | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Cyr | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brent Peterson | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mal Davis | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| David Fenyves | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 32 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | 2 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garth Butcher | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Nill | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Tanti | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Moe Lemay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jiri Bubla | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 8- 4- 5-17
VAN: 10-13- 9-32
Goalies: BUF: Phil Myre (L, 2-2-0)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (W, 18-24-6)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jim Christison
Attendance: 14,485
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