🪶 Away Blackhawks 15-21-0 before this game

2–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	0	0	0	2
BUF	0	0	0	3

Blackhawks at Sabres

Sabres beat Blackhawks 3–2 at KeyBank Center on December 26, 1980.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Richie Dunn

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Smith

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alan Haworth

1 G

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 35

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

22 Penalty minutes 14

CHI shooting 7.7% (2/26) BUF shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Murray Bannerman

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:44 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 15-21 (42% win rate, 36 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 19-13 (59% win rate, 32 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 15-21 (42% win rate, 36 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 19-13 (59% win rate, 32 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ CHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on December 26, 1980?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Sabres?

The final score was Blackhawks 2, Sabres 3.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Murray Bannerman 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 Blackhawks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Sabres season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 21

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 26, 1980

Blackhawks season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule