1980 Semifinals: Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders
Games
Best of 7Game 1Apr 29
NYI
4
FINAL
1
BUF
NYI leads 1-0
Game 1FINAL
Apr 29NYI leads 1-0
Game 2May 1
NYI
2
FINAL/OT
1
BUF
NYI leads 2-0
Game 2FINAL/OT
May 1NYI leads 2-0
Game 3May 3
BUF
4
FINAL
7
NYI
NYI leads 3-0
Game 3FINAL
May 3NYI leads 3-0
Game 4May 6
BUF
7
FINAL
4
NYI
NYI leads 3-1
Game 4FINAL
May 6NYI leads 3-1
Game 5May 8
NYI
0
FINAL
2
BUF
NYI leads 3-2
Game 5FINAL
May 8NYI leads 3-2
Game 6May 10
BUF
2
FINAL
5
NYI
NYI wins 4-2
Game 6FINAL
May 10NYI wins 4-2
Series leaders
Goaltending
Save percentage
.892
.908
Goals allowed
20
16
Saves
165
158
Shutouts
1
0
Team Statistics
BUFNYI
175Shots on Goal187
0.0%Faceoff Win %0.0%
5/26Power Play4/26
86Penalty Mins89
0Hits0
0Blocked Shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Series stats
Across 6 gamesBUF Forwards
| 6 | C | 6 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
19D. Smith | 5 | C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| 6 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
18D. Gare | 6 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| 6 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
20D. Luce | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
22L. Ruff | 5 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| 5 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 4 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 2 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
BUF Defense
| 6 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 6 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
24W. Hajt | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
BUF Goalies
| GP | W | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28R. Sauve | 4 | 2 | 116 | 106 | 10 | 0.914 | 259:31 |
| 2 | 0 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 0.855 | 119:40 |