All NHL game summaries from April 20, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (54-18-16) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Chicago Blackhawks (37-31-19) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres win, 4 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | CHI, | Bob Murray 2 (Grant Mulvey), 13:26 |
| 2: | CHI, | Tom Lysiak 4 (Doug Wilson, Bob Murray), 9:55 - PP |
| BUF, | John Van Boxmeer 2 (Danny Gare, Richie Dunn), 19:32 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 6 (Gilbert Perreault, Ric Seiling), 8:47 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 4 (Rick Martin), 16:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lindy Ruff, BUF [Interference] 5:32 |
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hi-sticking] 10:27 | |
| Derek Smith, BUF [Interference] 10:27 | |
| Darryl Sutter, CHI [Hooking] 17:49 | |
| 2: | Bob Sauve, BUF [Roughing] 1:46 |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Holding] 7:26 | |
| Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 8:25 | |
| Rick Dudley, BUF [Cross checking] 12:23 | |
| Keith Brown, CHI [Delay of game] 17:41 | |
| Rick Dudley, BUF [Delay of game, Fighting] 17:41 | |
| Rick Paterson, CHI [Fighting] 17:41 | |
| Tim Trimper, CHI [Roughing] 17:41 | |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Roughing] 17:41 | |
| 3: | Ted Bulley, CHI [Hooking] 8:59 |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Hooking] 13:44 |
Penalty time: BUF: 21 minutes
CHI: 17 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 34 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Paterson | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sutter | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Trimper | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -8 | 48 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -8 | 48 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 12- 9-13-34
CHI: 11-24-13-48
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 4-0-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 3-3-0)
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,770
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (52-22-13) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
 Minnesota North Stars (41-30-16) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Series tied, 2-2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 3 (Pierre Larouche, Larry Robinson), 6:33 - PP |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 3 (Mario Tremblay), 13:34 |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 4 (Ron Zanussi, Greg Smith), 4:15 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 4 (Mario Tremblay, Gaston Gingras), 7:15 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 8 (Brian Engblom), 11:40 | |
| MTL, | Rod Langway 2 (Doug Jarvis), 19:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Tripping] 2:29 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 5:15 | ||
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 6:58 | ||
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking] 7:25 | ||
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, MIN [Tripping] 1:36 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 6:06 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Dupont | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-11-16-36
MIN: 5-14- 4-23
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 3-0-0)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 3-2-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,708
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (54-13-20) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
 New York Rangers (42-36-10) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 2 (Don Maloney, Phil Esposito), 5:05 - PP |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 5, 13:10 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 3 (Ron Greschner, Don Maloney), 5:02 - PP |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 3 (Carol Vadnais, Don Maloney), 9:26 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 4 (Ed Johnstone, Phil Esposito), 5:42 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 4 (Brian Propp, Bobby Clarke), 15:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Barber, PHI [Interference] 4:59 |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Charging] 7:48 | |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Holding] 9:02 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing double minor] 12:10 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Roughing double minor] 12:10 | |
| Gary Morrison, PHI [Holding] 16:58 | |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Slashing] 19:01 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 19:01 | |
| 2: | Don Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 2:34 |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Tripping] 4:29 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Roughing double minor] 7:11 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Roughing double minor] 7:11 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Roughing double minor] 11:36 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 17:13 | |
| Ray Markham, NYR [Roughing] 17:13 | |
| 3: | Brian Propp, PHI [Fighting] 1:08 |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Fighting] 1:08 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Hi-sticking] 6:07 | |
| Bench penalty, PHI [Delay of game] 8:37 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Tripping] 10:37 |
Penalty time: PHI: 25 minutes
NYR: 31 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Bathe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Morrison | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pat Conacher | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Markham | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 11- 8-14-33
NYR: 9- 9- 8-26
Goalies: PHI: Pete Peeters (L, 5-1-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 4-4-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,368
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