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BUF · Atlantic division · 1980–81 season

Buffalo Sabres

Finished second in the Atlantic with 99 points.

Updated 4:12 AM

Record
39–20–21
80 games
Points
99
2nd Atlantic · 3rd East
Goals
327–250
+77 · 4.09 for a game
Power play
23.4%
10th in the league
Penalty kill
83.6%
1st in the league
Shots
31.0–27.9
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
99 points after 80 games, on pace for 99; the playoff line is on pace for 71. Record 39–20–21.04080120Playoff line ≈ 7199 after 80Thu Oct 9 at CHI · lossSun Oct 12 vs HFD · overtime lossWed Oct 15 vs EDM · winSat Oct 18 at PIT · winSun Oct 19 vs TOR · lossWed Oct 22 vs WIN · winSat Oct 25 at MTL · winSun Oct 26 vs NYI · winWed Oct 29 vs PIT · overtime lossSat Nov 1 at DET · winSun Nov 2 vs VAN · winWed Nov 5 vs CLR · winSat Nov 8 at WSH · overtime lossSun Nov 9 vs WSH · overtime lossWed Nov 12 vs DET · overtime lossSat Nov 15 at NYI · lossSun Nov 16 vs QUE · winWed Nov 19 at CHI · lossFri Nov 21 at WIN · winSun Nov 23 at EDM · lossTue Nov 25 at STL · lossThu Nov 27 vs CGY · winSat Nov 29 at HFD · winSun Nov 30 vs CLR · winWed Dec 3 vs MTL · lossSat Dec 6 at MNS · overtime lossSun Dec 7 vs PIT · winTue Dec 9 at CLR · overtime lossThu Dec 11 at CGY · lossSat Dec 13 at TOR · winSun Dec 14 vs VAN · overtime lossSat Dec 20 at LAK · winSun Dec 21 at VAN · overtime lossFri Dec 26 vs CHI · winSun Dec 28 vs BOS · winWed Dec 31 vs LAK · lossSat Jan 3 at QUE · overtime lossSun Jan 4 vs MNS · overtime lossWed Jan 7 vs QUE · winFri Jan 9 at NYR · overtime lossSun Jan 11 vs LAK · overtime lossWed Jan 14 vs MNS · overtime lossFri Jan 16 vs EDM · overtime lossSun Jan 18 vs NYR · winMon Jan 19 at BOS · lossWed Jan 21 at QUE · winSat Jan 24 at WSH · winMon Jan 26 at NYI · winWed Jan 28 vs PHI · overtime lossSat Jan 31 at HFD · winSun Feb 1 vs WIN · winThu Feb 5 at PHI · winFri Feb 6 vs DET · winSun Feb 8 vs STL · overtime lossThu Feb 12 vs WSH · winSat Feb 14 at CGY · overtime lossSun Feb 15 at EDM · overtime lossThu Feb 19 at MTL · lossSat Feb 21 at PIT · winSun Feb 22 vs MTL · lossWed Feb 25 at NYR · lossFri Feb 27 vs CHI · winSun Mar 1 at BOS · lossWed Mar 4 vs CGY · winFri Mar 6 vs HFD · lossSun Mar 8 vs PHI · winWed Mar 11 at MNS · lossFri Mar 13 at WIN · winSat Mar 14 at VAN · lossTue Mar 17 at LAK · winThu Mar 19 vs TOR · winSat Mar 21 at TOR · winSun Mar 22 vs STL · lossWed Mar 25 vs NYR · winFri Mar 27 at CLR · winSat Mar 28 at STL · lossMon Mar 30 vs BOS · overtime lossThu Apr 2 at PHI · overtime lossSat Apr 4 at DET · winSun Apr 5 vs NYI · lossOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1980–81 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Gare 85
  2. Savard 74
  3. McKegney 69

Goals

  1. Gare 46
  2. McKegney 37
  3. Savard 31

Assists

  1. Van Boxmeer 51
  2. Savard 43
  3. Smith 43

+/−

  1. Ramsay +40
  2. Hajt +36
  3. Savard +33

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Edwards .898
  2. Sauve .880