3–3

Final

⚜️ Home Nordiques 12-24-0 before this game

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

Sabres at Nordiques

Sabres beat Nordiques 3–3 on January 3, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1981 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1980-81 🔁 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, 1 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Michel Goulet

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star ⚜️ QUE

Dale Hunter

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF QUE⚜️

29 Shots on goal 25

34 Penalty minutes 49

BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29) QUE shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚜️Nordiques

Michel Plasse

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 21-14 (60% win rate, 35 games)

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 12-24 (33% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 21-14 (60% win rate, 35 games)

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 12-24 (33% win rate, 36 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ BUF vs QUE, answered

Who won Sabres vs Nordiques on January 3, 1981?

Sabres won 3–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Nordiques?

The final score was Sabres 3, Nordiques 3.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Michel Plasse made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Nordiques 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on January 3, 1981

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