5–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 21-17-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	5
PIT	0	0	0	4

Sabres at Penguins

Sabres beat Penguins 5–4 at PPG Paints Arena on January 5, 1980.

🗓 Sat, Jan 5, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Gilbert Perreault

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Richie Dunn

2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Greg Malone

2 G

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

21 Shots on goal 31

2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 23.8% (5/21) PIT shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Greg Millen

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 26-12 (68% win rate, 38 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 21-17 (55% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 26-12 (68% win rate, 38 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 21-17 (55% win rate, 38 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 24, 1979

🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF

3–7 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on January 5, 1980?

Sabres won 5–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 5, Penguins 4.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 31

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 5, 1980

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