1981 Quarterfinals: Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota North Stars
Games
Best of 7Game 1Apr 16
MNS
4
FINAL/OT
3
BUF
MNS leads 1-0
Game 1FINAL/OT
Apr 16MNS leads 1-0
Game 2Apr 17
MNS
5
FINAL
2
BUF
MNS leads 2-0
Game 2FINAL
Apr 17MNS leads 2-0
Game 3Apr 19
BUF
4
FINAL
6
MNS
MNS leads 3-0
Game 3FINAL
Apr 19MNS leads 3-0
Game 4Apr 20
BUF
5
FINAL/OT
4
MNS
MNS leads 3-1
Game 4FINAL/OT
Apr 20MNS leads 3-1
Game 5Apr 22
MNS
4
FINAL
3
BUF
MNS wins 4-1
Game 5FINAL
Apr 22MNS wins 4-1
Series leaders
Goaltending
Save percentage
.885
.901
Goals allowed
21
17
Saves
161
154
Shutouts
0
0
Team Statistics
BUFMNS
171Shots on Goal184
0.0%Faceoff Win %0.0%
6/16Power Play4/16
96Penalty Mins96
0Hits0
0Blocked Shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Series stats
Across 5 gamesBUF Forwards
| 5 | C | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 5 | LW | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 5 | C | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 5 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 5 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 5 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
19D. Smith | 5 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
21J. Sauve | 3 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
22L. Ruff | 3 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| 4 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 3 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
17G. Hamel | 2 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
BUF Defense
BUF Goalies
| GP | W | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 182 | 161 | 21 | 0.885 | 313:46 |