NHL game summary from May 1, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (48-30-13) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Buffalo Sabres (54-20-16) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New York Islanders lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYI, | Butch Goring 3 (Denis Potvin, Gord Lane), 15:02 |
| 3: | BUF, | Andre Savard 1 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 11:47 |
| 4: | no scoring | |
| 5: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 4 (Bob Lorimer, Clark Gillies), 1:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Butch Goring, NYI [Hooking] 3:38 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Interference] 13:45 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Holding] 15:43 | |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 18:57 | |
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hooking] 1:38 |
| Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 4:23 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Tripping] 8:06 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Elbowing] 10:32 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 11:06 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing] 11:06 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 12:02 | |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Charging] 19:18 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 19:18 | |
| 3: | Ken Morrow, NYI [Tripping] 2:17 |
| 4: | Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 13:10 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 13:10 |
Penalty time: NYI: 16 minutes
BUF: 16 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6-10- 7- 7- 3-33
BUF: 5-15-12- 9- 1-42
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 9-1-0)
BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 4-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,433
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