The Buffalo Sabres were defeated by the Hartford Whalers, 5 to 3, on March 6, 1981.

Final

Whalers

18-32-16

5

Sabres

31-15-19

3

Team

HFD

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

HFD

BUF

Danny Gare (EV) assisted by Derek Smith

Tony McKegney (EV) assisted by Danny Gare and Richie Dunn

2nd period

HFD

BUF

Rick Meagher (EV) assisted by Mark Howe and Blaine Stoughton

Blaine Stoughton (EV) assisted by Dave Keon and Gilles Lupien

Danny Gare (EV) assisted by Tony McKegney

3rd period

HFD

BUF

Rick Meagher (EV) assisted by Blaine Stoughton and Mike Fidler

Don Nachbaur (EV) assisted by Tom Rowe and Jeff Brubaker

Pat Boutette (EV-EN) assisted by Mike Rogers and Stuart Smith

Whalers

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Whalers

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
John Garrett (W) J. Garrett	1	0	0	26	25	.962	1	1.80	0	33
Mike Veisor M. Veisor				21	19	.905	2	4.49	0	27

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Norm Barnes N. Barnes	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Pat Boutette P. Boutette	1	0	1	-1	8	0	4	25.0
Jeff Brubaker J. Brubaker	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0
Dave Debol D. Debol	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0.0
Mike Fidler M. Fidler	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Howe M. Howe	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Keon D. Keon	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0
Gilles Lupien G. Lupien	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jack McIlhargey J. McIlhargey	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Rick Meagher R. Meagher	2	0	2	+1	0	0	5	40.0
Warren Miller W. Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Don Nachbaur D. Nachbaur	1	0	1	+1	5	1	2	50.0
Mike Rogers M. Rogers	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	0	1	1	+1	7	0	3	0.0
Al Sims A. Sims	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Stuart Smith S. Smith	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Blaine Stoughton B. Stoughton	1	2	3	+2	0	0	3	33.3

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Bob Sauve (L) B. Sauve	0	1	0	24	20	.833	4	4.05	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Richie Dunn R. Dunn	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.0
Danny Gare D. Gare	2	1	3	+1	0	7	28.6
Bill Hajt B. Hajt	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0.0
Gilles Hamel G. Hamel	0	0	0	-1	7	0
Alan Haworth A. Haworth	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Don Luce D. Luce	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Rob McClanahan R. McClanahan	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Tony McKegney T. McKegney	1	1	2	0	0	4	25.0
Larry Playfair L. Playfair	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
Lindy Ruff L. Ruff	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Jean-Francois Sauve J. Sauve	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0
Andre Savard A. Savard	0	0	0	0	4	5	0.0
Jim Schoenfeld J. Schoenfeld	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Ric Seiling R. Seiling	0	0	0	-3	9	3	0.0
Derek Smith D. Smith	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0.0
John Van Boxmeer J. Van Boxmeer	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0.0