The Buffalo Sabres squeaked out a win over the New York Islanders, 3 to 2, on January 9, 1980.

Final

Islanders

16-17-6

2

Sabres

27-11-3

3

Team

NYI

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYI

BUF

Bryan Trottier (PP) assisted by Clark Gillies and Mike Bossy

Craig Ramsay (PP) assisted by Richie Dunn and Gilbert Perreault

2nd period

NYI

BUF

Richard Martin (EV) assisted by Jerry Korab

John Tonelli (EV) assisted by Bobby Nystrom and Stefan Persson

3rd period

NYI

BUF

Richie Dunn (EV) assisted by Ric Seiling and Rick Dudley

Islanders

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Islanders

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Billy Smith (L) B. Smith	0	1	0	29	26	.897	3	3.04	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	6	0.0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Harris B. Harris	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Lorne Henning L. Henning	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Anders Kallur A. Kallur	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Langevin D. Langevin	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Dave Lewis D. Lewis	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Bob Lorimer B. Lorimer	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0
Stefan Persson S. Persson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Duane Sutter D. Sutter	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
John Tonelli J. Tonelli	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	100.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	5	20.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Don Edwards (W) D. Edwards	1	0	0	22	20	.909	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Rick Dudley R. Dudley	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Richie Dunn R. Dunn	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	6	16.7
Danny Gare D. Gare	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
John Gould J. Gould	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jerry Korab J. Korab	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Don Luce D. Luce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Tony McKegney T. McKegney	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	1	0.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	100.0
Lindy Ruff L. Ruff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jim Schoenfeld J. Schoenfeld	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ric Seiling R. Seiling	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Smith D. Smith	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
John Van Boxmeer J. Van Boxmeer	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	6	0.0