NHL game summary from May 10, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (56-22-16) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
 New York Islanders (50-32-13) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| New York Islanders win, 4 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 9 (Bill Hajt, Richie Dunn), 2:26 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 10 (John Van Boxmeer), 6:53 | |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 7 (Duane Sutter, Stefan Persson), 8:08 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 6 (Bob Bourne, Bryan Trottier), :31 - PP |
| NYI, | Bob Lorimer 1 (Bob Bourne, Butch Goring), 11:11 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Duane Sutter 2 (Butch Goring, Clark Gillies), 11:50 |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 10, 19:00 - SH-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Hooking] 0:57 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Interference] 1:20 | |
| Richie Dunn, BUF [Interference] 4:25 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:13 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Charging] 14:06 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 16:39 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Roughing] 16:39 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 18:16 | |
| 2: | John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Hooking] 0:18 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 4:02 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Delay of game] 11:11 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Holding] 12:31 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Delay of game] 15:26 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Delay of game] 15:26 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 0:37 |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Charging, Roughing] 2:47 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Roughing] 2:47 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Tripping] 17:11 |
Penalty time: BUF: 18 minutes
NYI: 20 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Ramsey | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Mongrain | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -12 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -12 | 24 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6- 9- 9-24
NYI: 10-10-11-31
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 6-2-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 11-2-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,995
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