The Washington Capitals were decisively beaten by the Buffalo Sabres, 7 to 4, on January 24, 1981.

Final

Sabres

22-10-15

7

Capitals

16-21-11

4

Team

BUF

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

WSH

Rick Smith (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk

John Van Boxmeer (EV) assisted by Jim Schoenfeld and Rob McClanahan

Danny Gare (PP) assisted by Andre Savard and John Van Boxmeer

Craig Ramsay (EV) assisted by Ric Seiling and Don Luce

2nd period

BUF

WSH

Dennis Maruk (EV) assisted by Bob Kelly and Mike Gartner

Danny Gare (EV) assisted by Rob McClanahan and Tony McKegney

Mike Gartner (EV) unassisted

3rd period

BUF

WSH

Alan Haworth (EV) assisted by Lindy Ruff and Mike Ramsey

Dennis Ververgaert (EV) assisted by Guy Charron

Don Luce (EV) assisted by Andre Savard and Craig Ramsay

Jim Schoenfeld (EV-EN) unassisted

Sabres

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Don Edwards (W) D. Edwards	1	0	0	24	20	.833	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Richie Dunn R. Dunn	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	5	0.0
Danny Gare D. Gare	2	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	50.0
Bill Hajt B. Hajt	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Haworth A. Haworth	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0
Don Luce D. Luce	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Rob McClanahan R. McClanahan	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tony McKegney T. McKegney	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Larry Playfair L. Playfair	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Mike Ramsey M. Ramsey	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Lindy Ruff L. Ruff	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Andre Savard A. Savard	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Jim Schoenfeld J. Schoenfeld	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Ric Seiling R. Seiling	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Derek Smith D. Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
John Van Boxmeer J. Van Boxmeer	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1	0	3	33.3

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mike Palmateer (L) M. Palmateer	0	1	0	40	34	.850	6	6.03	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Guy Charron G. Charron	0	1	1	0	0	0
Glen Currie G. Currie	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0.0
Rolf Edberg R. Edberg	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Mike Gartner M. Gartner	1	1	2	-1	0	6	16.7
Rick Green R. Green	0	0	0	-1	2	0
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson B. Gustafsson	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Al Hangsleben A. Hangsleben	0	0	0	-2	2	0
Bob Kelly B. Kelly	0	1	1	0	0	0
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	1	1	2	-1	0	2	50.0
Paul Mulvey P. Mulvey	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Jean Pronovost J. Pronovost	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0.0
Pat Ribble P. Ribble	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.0
Rick Smith R. Smith	1	0	1	-2	2	1	100.0
Dennis Ververgaert D. Ververgaert	1	0	1	0	2	1	100.0
Howard Walker H. Walker	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0.0
Ryan Walter R. Walter	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0.0