1980-81 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
Team Record: 39-20-21 - 99 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 4-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Vancouver Canucks 3-0
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Minnesota North Stars 4-1
Coach: Roger Neilson (39-20-21)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1980-81 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 39 wins and 20 losses and 21 ties for 99 points, finishing first in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-4.
The Sabres netted 327 goals and allowed 250. Danny Gare scored 46 goals for Buffalo, while Andre Savard, Tony McKegney and Ric Seiling each tallied 30 or more, too. John Van Boxmeer accounted for 51 assists. Don Edwards earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Bob Sauve added 15 or more victories as well. Don Edwards recorded a 2.96 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Roger Neilson coached the team. The 1980-81 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare | R | 73 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 109 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 248 | 18.5 |
| Andre Savard | C | 79 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 63 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 20.8 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 80 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 236 | 15.7 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 80 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 69 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 258 | 7.0 |
| Derek Smith | C | 69 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 12.7 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 110 | 21.8 |
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 56 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 13.3 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 74 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 80 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 140 | 21.4 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 79 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 175 | 4.0 |
| Alan Haworth | C | 49 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 34 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 22.2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 71 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 110 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 7.9 |
| Don Luce | C | 61 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 16.0 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 65 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 121 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 8.2 |
| Rick Dudley | L | 38 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 20.4 |
| Rick Martin | L | 23 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 12.3 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 68 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3.4 |
| Gilles Hamel | L | 51 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 53 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 17.9 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 6.0 |
| Rob McClanahan | F | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 4.5 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19.2 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 75 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 5.6 |
| Steve Patrick | R | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.9 |
| Mike Moller | R | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Don Edwards | G | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Sauve | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Mongrain | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1436 | 327 | 538 | 865 | 1172 | 231 | 73 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 2458 | 13.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 45 | 2700 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 2.96 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | 35 | 2100 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 3.17 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 80 | 4800 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 244 | 3.05 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare | R | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Andre Savard | C | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony McKegney | L | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derek Smith | C | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ric Seiling | R | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richie Dunn | D | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Haworth | C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lindy Ruff | L | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hajt | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Hamel | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ramsey | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob McClanahan | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Playfair | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Patrick | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Moller | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Edwards | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hess | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 144 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 175 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
