1979-80 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
Team Record: 47-17-16 - 110 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 9-5
Lost NHL semi-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Vancouver Canucks 3-1
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-0
Semi-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-2
Coach: Scotty Bowman (47-17-16)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1979-80 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 47 wins and 17 losses and 16 ties for 110 points, finishing first in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-5.
The Sabres allowed 201 goals, least in the league. Buffalo netted 318 goals. Danny Gare scored 56 goals for the squad, while Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin tallied 30 or more, too. Gilbert Perreault recorded 66 assists. Don Edwards earned 27 wins in front of the net for the team, and Bob Sauve added 15 or more victories as well. Bob Sauve earned a 2.36 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1979-80 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 80 | 40 | 66 | 106 | 57 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 180 | 22.2 |
| Danny Gare | R | 76 | 56 | 33 | 89 | 90 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 270 | 20.7 |
| Rick Martin | L | 80 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 54 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 257 | 17.5 |
| Derek Smith | C | 79 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 17.5 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 80 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 54 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 155 | 16.1 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 103 | 20.4 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 80 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 24 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 140 | 16.4 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 80 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 5.6 |
| Don Luce | C | 80 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 10.2 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 80 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 61 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 4.8 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 77 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 72 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 114 | 7.9 |
| Rick Dudley | L | 66 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 10.1 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 63 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6.5 |
| John Gould | L | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 12.5 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 75 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6.3 |
| Andre Savard | C | 33 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 8.3 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 79 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 145 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6.3 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 43 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1.8 |
| Bob Mongrain | C | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12.1 |
| Rob McClanahan | F | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Bob Sauve | G | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Schultz | L | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Don Edwards | G | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1437 | 318 | 511 | 829 | 945 | 458 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 15 | 2346 | 13.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 49 | 2920 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 2.57 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | 32 | 1880 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 2.36 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 81 | 4800 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 199 | 2.49 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 14 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gare | R | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rick Martin | L | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derek Smith | C | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ric Seiling | R | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony McKegney | L | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Don Luce | C | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Richie Dunn | D | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | L | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lindy Ruff | L | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hajt | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Savard | C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Playfair | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Mongrain | C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob McClanahan | F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ramsey | D | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Edwards | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 251 | 48 | 76 | 124 | 231 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 6 | 360 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | 8 | 501 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2.04 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 861 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 2.37 | 0 |
