2–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	0	0	2
BUF	0	0	0	6

Rangers at Sabres

Sabres beat Rangers 6–2 at KeyBank Center on January 31, 1980.

🗓 Thu, Jan 31, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Danny Gare

2 G

6 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Rick Martin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

6 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 24.0% (6/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Doug Soetaert

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 22:48 TOI

Steve Baker

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 37:12 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 25-26 (49% win rate, 51 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 34-16 (68% win rate, 50 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 25-26 (49% win rate, 51 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 34-16 (68% win rate, 50 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 29, 1979

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

1–2 · Sabres won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on January 31, 1980?

Sabres won 6–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 2, Sabres 6.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Doug Soetaert made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 27

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 27

Also on January 31, 1980

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