⚜️ Away Nordiques 13-26-0 before this game

1–5

Final

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

Nordiques at Sabres

Sabres beat Nordiques 5–1 at KeyBank Center on January 7, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Jan 7, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Smith

2 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Andre Savard

2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ric Seiling

1 G

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE BUF⚔️

17 Shots on goal 28

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

11 Penalty minutes 7

QUE shooting 5.9% (1/17) BUF shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Michel Plasse

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 13-26 (33% win rate, 39 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 23-15 (61% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 13-26 (33% win rate, 39 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 23-15 (61% win rate, 38 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ QUE vs BUF, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Sabres on January 7, 1981?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Sabres?

The final score was Nordiques 1, Sabres 5.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Michel Plasse made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Nordiques vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Jan 6

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 4

Also on January 7, 1981

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