NHL game summary from April 12, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (50-18-16) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Vancouver Canucks (28-40-16) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres win, 3 games to 1 (best of 5) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 4 (Danny Gare, John Van Boxmeer), 15:24 - PP |
| 2: | VAN, | Darcy Rota 2 (Ivan Boldirev, Harold Snepsts), 4:42 |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 2, 2:04 |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 2 (Don Luce), 19:41 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing] 1:49 |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Slashing] 1:49 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Slashing] 4:15 | |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Charging] 10:35 | |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hi-sticking] 13:06 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hi-sticking] 13:06 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Slashing] 14:48 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Holding] 16:01 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Tripping] 16:59 | |
| 2: | Danny Gare, BUF [Roughing] 0:38 |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Roughing] 0:38 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing] 5:55 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Slashing, Roughing] 5:55 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 6:41 | |
| 3: | John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Hooking] 7:24 |
Penalty time: BUF: 16 minutes
VAN: 16 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Ramsey | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Rob Tudor | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hughes | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 11- 9- 7-27
VAN: 7-10- 7-24
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 2-0-0)
VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 1-3-0)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Swede Knox
Attendance: 12,307
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