3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	0	0	3
BUF	0	0	0	4

Whalers at Sabres

Sabres beat Whalers 4–3 at KeyBank Center on March 6, 1980.

🗓 Thu, Mar 6, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Rick Martin

2 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Ric Seiling

2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Mark Howe

2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 20

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

4 Penalty minutes 2

HFD shooting 13.0% (3/23) BUF shooting 20.0% (4/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Al Smith

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:43 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 31-31 (50% win rate, 62 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 43-23 (65% win rate, 66 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 31-31 (50% win rate, 62 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 43-23 (65% win rate, 66 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs BUF, answered

Who won Whalers vs Sabres on March 6, 1980?

Sabres won 4–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Sabres?

The final score was Whalers 3, Sabres 4.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Al Smith made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🐳Whalers

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