2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	2
BUF	0	0	0	5

Bruins at Sabres

Sabres beat Bruins 5–2 at KeyBank Center on December 28, 1980.

🗓 Sun, Dec 28, 1980 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Danny Gare

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Don Luce

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Smith

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 32

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

8 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 6.9% (2/29) BUF shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Rogie Vachon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 15-19 (44% win rate, 34 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 21-13 (62% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 15-19 (44% win rate, 34 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 21-13 (62% win rate, 34 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on December 28, 1980?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 5.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rogie Vachon made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 27

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 1980

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