The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 5 to 2, in Game 2 of the 1981 playoff series on April 9, 1981.
Final
1st period
VAN
BUF
Alan Haworth (PP) assisted by Gilbert Perreault and John Van Boxmeer
0
1
Jerry Butler (EV) assisted by Thomas Gradin
1
1
Andre Savard (EV) assisted by Craig Ramsay
1
2
Danny Gare (PP) assisted by Gilbert Perreault and John Van Boxmeer
1
3
2nd period
VAN
BUF
Andre Savard (EV) assisted by Richie Dunn
1
4
Lindy Ruff (PP) assisted by John Van Boxmeer and Richie Dunn
1
5
3rd period
VAN
BUF
Stan Smyl (EV) assisted by Thomas Gradin and Colin Campbell
2
5
Canucks
Sabres
Goals
2
5
Shots
22
37
Penalty Minutes
46
46
Power-Play Goals
0
3
Power-Play Opportunities
5
5
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Brodeur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 32 | .865 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
P. Brasar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Butler | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
C. Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
C. Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
T. Gradin | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Halward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Lanz | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Manno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
K. McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Minor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Rota | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Schmautz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
S. Smyl | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
H. Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | .909 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Dunn | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Gare | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
B. Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
A. Haworth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
T. McKegney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Perreault | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
L. Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
L. Ruff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
J. Sauve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
A. Savard | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | ||||||||
J. Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Van Boxmeer | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
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G/GP
2.82
22nd
GA/GP
3.47
27th
PP%
14.1
30th
PK%
76.8
24th
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