The Buffalo Sabres lost to the New York Islanders, 2 to 1, in overtime in Game 2 of the 1980 playoff series on May 1, 1980.
Final
2nd period
NYI
BUF
Butch Goring (EV) assisted by Gord Lane and Denis Potvin
1
0
3rd period
NYI
BUF
Andre Savard (EV) assisted by Gilbert Perreault and Richard Martin
1
1
OT2
NYI
BUF
Bobby Nystrom (EV) assisted by Bob Lorimer and Clark Gillies
2
1
Islanders
Sabres
Goals
2
1
Shots
33
42
Penalty Minutes
16
16
Power-Play Goals
0
0
Power-Play Opportunities
6
6
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 41 | .976 | 1 | 0.74 | 0 | 81 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Goring | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
G. Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Lane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Lorimer | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
D. Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sauve | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 31 | .939 | 2 | 1.48 | 0 | 81 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
T. McKegney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||
L. Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
L. Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
A. Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||||||||
J. Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
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G/GP
3.33
12th
GA/GP
3.39
26th
PP%
17.9
20th
PK%
77.0
24th
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