🌌 Away North Stars 23-13-0 before this game

2–2

Final

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

North Stars at Sabres

North Stars beat Sabres 2–2 at KeyBank Center on January 4, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Jan 4, 1981 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌌 MNS

Steve Payne

1 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🌌 MNS

Steve Christoff

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🌌 MNS

Greg Smith

1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌌MNS BUF⚔️

17 Shots on goal 29

4 Penalty minutes 6

MNS shooting 11.8% (2/17) BUF shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌌North Stars

Don Beaupre

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 1st: 23-13 (64% win rate, 36 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 23-14 (62% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 2nd: 23-13 (64% win rate, 36 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 23-14 (62% win rate, 37 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

5–4 · North Stars won

❓ MNS vs BUF, answered

Who won North Stars vs Sabres on January 4, 1981?

North Stars won 2–2.

What was the final score of North Stars vs Sabres?

The final score was North Stars 2, Sabres 2.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is North Stars vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the North Stars vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Jan 3

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 4, 1981

North Stars season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule