1980–81 Buffalo Sabres 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 2012 this is the only time the Buffalo Sabres have won consecutive division titles.

1980-81 Buffalo Sabres
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
ConferenceWales
1980-81 record36–28–16
Home record21-7-12
Road record18-13-9
Goals for327
Goals against250
Team information
General managerScotty Bowman
CoachRoger Neilson
CaptainDanny Gare
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance16,408
Team leaders
GoalsDanny Gare (46)
AssistsJohn Van Boxmeer (51)
PointsDanny Gare (85)
Penalty minutesLarry Playfair (169)
WinsDon Edwards (23)
Goals against averageDon Edward (2.96)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Buffalo Sabres8039202132725099
Boston Bruins8037301331627287
Minnesota North Stars8035281729126387
Quebec Nordiques8030321831431878
Toronto Maple Leafs8028371532236771

[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.

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19803–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)0–1–0
2TOctober 12, 19803–3Hartford Whalers (1980–81)0–1–1
3WOctober 15, 19802–0Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)1–1–1
4WOctober 18, 19804–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)2–1–1
5LOctober 19, 19802–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)2–2–1
6WOctober 22, 19807–4Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)3–2–1
7WOctober 25, 19805–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)4–2–1
8WOctober 26, 19805–2New York Islanders (1980–81)5–2–1
9TOctober 29, 19801–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)5–2–2
10WNovember 1, 19804–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)6–2–2
11WNovember 2, 19804–3Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)7–2–2
12WNovember 5, 19805–3Colorado Rockies (1980–81)8–2–2
13TNovember 8, 19803–3@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)8–2–3
14TNovember 9, 19803–3Washington Capitals (1980–81)8–2–4
15TNovember 12, 19804–4Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)8–2–5
16LNovember 15, 19801–4@ New York Islanders (1980–81)8–3–5
17WNovember 16, 19808–1Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)9–3–5
18LNovember 19, 19802–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)9–4–5
19WNovember 21, 19804–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)10–4–5
20LNovember 23, 19803–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)10–5–5
21LNovember 25, 19803–5@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)10–6–5
22WNovember 27, 19806–3Calgary Flames (1980–81)11–6–5
23WNovember 29, 19805–2@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)12–6–5
24WNovember 30, 19804–1Colorado Rockies (1980–81)13–6–5
25LDecember 3, 19805–6Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)13–7–5
26TDecember 6, 19803–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)13–7–6
27WDecember 7, 198010–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)14–7–6
28TDecember 9, 19804–4@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)14–7–7
29LDecember 11, 19804–8@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)14–8–7
30WDecember 13, 19805–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)15–8–7
31TDecember 14, 19802–2Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)15–8–8
32WDecember 20, 19807–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)16–8–8
33TDecember 21, 19803–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)16–8–9
34WDecember 26, 19803–2Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)17–8–9
35WDecember 28, 19805–2Boston Bruins (1980–81)18–8–9
36LDecember 31, 19802–5Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)18–9–9
37TJanuary 3, 19813–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)18–9–10
38TJanuary 4, 19812–2Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)18–9–11
39WJanuary 7, 19815–1Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)19–9–11
40TJanuary 9, 19813–3@ New York Rangers (1980–81)19–9–12
41TJanuary 11, 19814–4Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)19–9–13
42TJanuary 14, 19811–1Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)19–9–14
43TJanuary 16, 19815–5Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)19–9–15
44WJanuary 18, 19814–0New York Rangers (1980–81)20–9–15
45LJanuary 19, 19811–5@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)20–10–15
46WJanuary 21, 19816–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)21–10–15
47WJanuary 24, 19817–4@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)22–10–15
48WJanuary 26, 19815–3@ New York Islanders (1980–81)23–10–15
49TJanuary 28, 19814–4Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)23–10–16
50WJanuary 31, 19815–3@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)24–10–16
51WFebruary 1, 19814–0Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)25–10–16
52WFebruary 5, 19814–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)26–10–16
53WFebruary 6, 19817–3Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)27–10–16
54TFebruary 8, 19813–3St. Louis Blues (1980–81)27–10–17
55WFebruary 12, 19816–3Washington Capitals (1980–81)28–10–17
56TFebruary 14, 19814–4@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)28–10–18
57TFebruary 15, 19812–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)28–10–19
58LFebruary 19, 19812–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)28–11–19
59WFebruary 21, 19816–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)29–11–19
60LFebruary 22, 19812–4Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)29–12–19
61LFebruary 25, 19813–6@ New York Rangers (1980–81)29–13–19
62WFebruary 27, 19816–1Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)30–13–19
63LMarch 1, 19814–6@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)30–14–19
64WMarch 4, 19814–0Calgary Flames (1980–81)31–14–19
65LMarch 6, 19813–5Hartford Whalers (1980–81)31–15–19
66WMarch 8, 19818–4Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)32–15–19
67LMarch 11, 19811–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)32–16–19
68WMarch 13, 19815–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)33–16–19
69LMarch 14, 19811–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81)33–17–19
70WMarch 17, 19813–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)34–17–19
71WMarch 19, 198114–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)35–17–19
72WMarch 21, 19816–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)36–17–19
73LMarch 22, 19815–6St. Louis Blues (1980–81)36–18–19
74WMarch 25, 19814–2New York Rangers (1980–81)37–18–19
75WMarch 27, 19815–3@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)38–18–19
76LMarch 28, 19814–7@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)38–19–19
77TMarch 30, 19812–2Boston Bruins (1980–81)38–19–20
78TApril 2, 19812–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)38–19–21
79WApril 4, 19815–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)39–19–21
80LApril 5, 19813–7New York Islanders (1980–81)39–20–21

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
120Steve Patrick CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
241Mike Moller CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WHL)
356Sean McKenna CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
362Jay North United StatesBloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN)
483Jim Wiemer CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
5104Dirk Reuter CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
6125Daniel Naud CanadaSorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
7146Jari Paavola FinlandTPS (Finland)
8167Randy Cunneyworth CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
9188Dave Beckon CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
10209John Bader United StatesIrondale High School (USHS-MN)

See also

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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