The Buffalo Sabres barely put up a fight against the New York Islanders, 7 to 3, on April 5, 1981.

Final

Islanders

48-18-14

7

Sabres

39-20-21

3

Team

NYI

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYI

BUF

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

John Van Boxmeer (EV) assisted by Gilbert Perreault and Ric Seiling

Gilles Hamel (PP) assisted by Lindy Ruff and John Van Boxmeer

2nd period

NYI

BUF

Gord Lane (SH) assisted by Billy Carroll and Bryan Trottier

Billy Carroll (EV) assisted by Hector Marini and Dave Langevin

Stefan Persson (PP) assisted by Wayne Merrick

3rd period

NYI

BUF

Wayne Merrick (EV) assisted by Ken Morrow and Garry Howatt

Hector Marini (EV) assisted by Clark Gillies and Billy Carroll

Garry Howatt (EV) assisted by Bobby Nystrom

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 (W) B. Smith	1	0	0	24	21	.875	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Billy Carroll B. Carroll	2	2	4	+3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	50.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Lorne Henning L. Henning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Garry Howatt G. Howatt	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Gord Lane G. Lane	1	0	1	+3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	100.0
Dave Langevin D. Langevin	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Lorimer B. Lorimer	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Marini H. Marini	1	2	3	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Mike McEwen M. McEwen	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	1	1	2	+2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Ken Morrow K. Morrow	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Stefan Persson S. Persson	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	50.0
Jean Potvin J. Potvin	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Bob Sauve (L) B. Sauve	0	1	0	26	19	.731	7	7.00	0	60

Skaters

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