1980–81_Buffalo_Sabres_season

1980–81 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

The 1980–81 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 11th season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.^[1] The team won their second consecutive Adams Division regular season championship. As of 2023 this is the only time the Buffalo Sabres have won consecutive division titles.

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1980–81 Buffalo Sabres
Adams Division champions
Division	1st Adams
Conference	Wales
1980–81 record	36–28–16
Home record	21-7-12
Road record	18-13-9
Goals for	327
Goals against	250
Team information
General manager	Scotty Bowman
Coach	Roger Neilson
Captain	Danny Gare
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance	16,408
Team leaders
Goals	Danny Gare (46)
Assists	John Van Boxmeer (51)
Points	Danny Gare (85)
Penalty minutes	Larry Playfair (169)
Wins	Don Edwards (23)
Goals against average	Don Edward (2.96)
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Offseason

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Regular season

Final standings

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Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Buffalo Sabres	80	39	20	21	327	250	99
Boston Bruins	80	37	30	13	316	272	87
Minnesota North Stars	80	35	28	17	291	263	87
Quebec Nordiques	80	30	32	18	314	318	78
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	37	15	322	367	71

^[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1980–81 NHL records^[3]
Team	BOS	BUF	MIN	QUE	TOR	Total
Boston	—	2–1–1	2–1–1	1–3	1–1–2	6–6–4
Buffalo	1–2–1	—	0–1–3	3–0–1	3–1	7–4–5
Minnesota	1–2–1	1–0–3	—	2–2	0–4	4–8–4
Quebec	3–1	0–3–1	2–2	—	0–2–2	5–8–3
Toronto	1–1–2	1–3	4–0	2–0–2	—	8–4–4

Vs. Norris Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	DET	HFD	LAK	MTL	PIT	Total
Boston	2−0−2	1−1−2	2−2	1−3	3−0−1	9–6–5
Buffalo	3−0−1	2−1−1	2−1−1	1−3	3−0−1	11–5–4
Minnesota	2−0−2	3−1	0−4	2−1−1	3−1	10–7–3
Quebec	3−0−1	2−2	1−3	1−1−2	1−2–1	8–8–4
Toronto	1−3	1–1−2	0−3−1	1−3	2−1–1	5–11–4

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CGY	NYI	NYR	PHI	WSH	Total
Boston	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1–1	9–10–1
Buffalo	2–1–1	2–2	2–1–1	2–0–2	2–0–2	10–4–6
Minnesota	2–2	0–2–2	1–1–2	1–2–1	3–0–1	7–7–6
Quebec	1–1–2	1–3	1–1–2	2–1–1	4–0	9–6–5
Toronto	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0–2	1–3	8–10–2

Vs. Smythe Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CHI	COL	EDM	STL	VAN	WIN	Total
Boston	3−1	2−1−1	3−1	1−3	2−2	2−0−2	13−8−3
Buffalo	2−2	3–0−1	1−1−2	0−3−1	1−1−2	4−0	11−7−6
Minnesota	2−2	2−1–1	2−1−1	2−1–1	2−1−1	4−0	14−6−4
Quebec	0−3−1	2−2	3−1	1−2–1	1–1−2	1–1−2	8−10−6
Toronto	2−1–1	1−1−2	1−2−1	1−3	0–3−1	2−2	7−12−5

Schedule and results

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No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 9, 1980	3–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	0–1–0
2	T	October 12, 1980	3–3	Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	0–1–1
3	W	October 15, 1980	2–0	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	1–1–1
4	W	October 18, 1980	4–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	2–1–1
5	L	October 19, 1980	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	2–2–1
6	W	October 22, 1980	7–4	Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	3–2–1
7	W	October 25, 1980	5–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	4–2–1
8	W	October 26, 1980	5–2	New York Islanders (1980–81)	5–2–1
9	T	October 29, 1980	1–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	5–2–2
10	W	November 1, 1980	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	6–2–2
11	W	November 2, 1980	4–3	Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)	7–2–2
12	W	November 5, 1980	5–3	Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	8–2–2
13	T	November 8, 1980	3–3	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)	8–2–3
14	T	November 9, 1980	3–3	Washington Capitals (1980–81)	8–2–4
15	T	November 12, 1980	4–4	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	8–2–5
16	L	November 15, 1980	1–4	@ New York Islanders (1980–81)	8–3–5
17	W	November 16, 1980	8–1	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	9–3–5
18	L	November 19, 1980	2–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	9–4–5
19	W	November 21, 1980	4–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	10–4–5
20	L	November 23, 1980	3–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	10–5–5
21	L	November 25, 1980	3–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	10–6–5
22	W	November 27, 1980	6–3	Calgary Flames (1980–81)	11–6–5
23	W	November 29, 1980	5–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	12–6–5
24	W	November 30, 1980	4–1	Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	13–6–5
25	L	December 3, 1980	5–6	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	13–7–5
26	T	December 6, 1980	3–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	13–7–6
27	W	December 7, 1980	10–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	14–7–6
28	T	December 9, 1980	4–4	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	14–7–7
29	L	December 11, 1980	4–8	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)	14–8–7
30	W	December 13, 1980	5–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	15–8–7
31	T	December 14, 1980	2–2	Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)	15–8–8
32	W	December 20, 1980	7–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	16–8–8
33	T	December 21, 1980	3–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)	16–8–9
34	W	December 26, 1980	3–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	17–8–9
35	W	December 28, 1980	5–2	Boston Bruins (1980–81)	18–8–9
36	L	December 31, 1980	2–5	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	18–9–9
37	T	January 3, 1981	3–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	18–9–10
38	T	January 4, 1981	2–2	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	18–9–11
39	W	January 7, 1981	5–1	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	19–9–11
40	T	January 9, 1981	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1980–81)	19–9–12
41	T	January 11, 1981	4–4	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	19–9–13
42	T	January 14, 1981	1–1	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	19–9–14
43	T	January 16, 1981	5–5	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	19–9–15
44	W	January 18, 1981	4–0	New York Rangers (1980–81)	20–9–15
45	L	January 19, 1981	1–5	@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)	20–10–15
46	W	January 21, 1981	6–5	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	21–10–15
47	W	January 24, 1981	7–4	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)	22–10–15
48	W	January 26, 1981	5–3	@ New York Islanders (1980–81)	23–10–15
49	T	January 28, 1981	4–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	23–10–16
50	W	January 31, 1981	5–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	24–10–16
51	W	February 1, 1981	4–0	Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	25–10–16
52	W	February 5, 1981	4–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	26–10–16
53	W	February 6, 1981	7–3	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	27–10–16
54	T	February 8, 1981	3–3	St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	27–10–17
55	W	February 12, 1981	6–3	Washington Capitals (1980–81)	28–10–17
56	T	February 14, 1981	4–4	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)	28–10–18
57	T	February 15, 1981	2–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	28–10–19
58	L	February 19, 1981	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	28–11–19
59	W	February 21, 1981	6–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	29–11–19
60	L	February 22, 1981	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	29–12–19
61	L	February 25, 1981	3–6	@ New York Rangers (1980–81)	29–13–19
62	W	February 27, 1981	6–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	30–13–19
63	L	March 1, 1981	4–6	@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)	30–14–19
64	W	March 4, 1981	4–0	Calgary Flames (1980–81)	31–14–19
65	L	March 6, 1981	3–5	Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	31–15–19
66	W	March 8, 1981	8–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	32–15–19
67	L	March 11, 1981	1–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	32–16–19
68	W	March 13, 1981	5–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	33–16–19
69	L	March 14, 1981	1–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)	33–17–19
70	W	March 17, 1981	3–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	34–17–19
71	W	March 19, 1981	14–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	35–17–19
72	W	March 21, 1981	6–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	36–17–19
73	L	March 22, 1981	5–6	St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	36–18–19
74	W	March 25, 1981	4–2	New York Rangers (1980–81)	37–18–19
75	W	March 27, 1981	5–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	38–18–19
76	L	March 28, 1981	4–7	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	38–19–19
77	T	March 30, 1981	2–2	Boston Bruins (1980–81)	38–19–20
78	T	April 2, 1981	2–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	38–19–21
79	W	April 4, 1981	5–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	39–19–21
80	L	April 5, 1981	3–7	New York Islanders (1980–81)	39–20–21

Playoffs

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Player statistics

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

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Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	20	Steve Patrick	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2	41	Mike Moller	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
3	56	Sean McKenna	Canada	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
3	62	Jay North	United States	Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN)
4	83	Jim Wiemer	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
5	104	Dirk Reuter	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
6	125	Daniel Naud	Canada	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
7	146	Jari Paavola	Finland	TPS (Finland)
8	167	Randy Cunneyworth	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
9	188	Dave Beckon	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
10	209	John Bader	United States	Irondale High School (USHS-MN)

Farm teams

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References

[1]
National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
[2]
Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
[3]
"All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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1980–81_Buffalo_Sabres_season

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

References

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