5–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 35-15-0 before this game

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

Sabres at Islanders

Sabres beat Islanders 5–3 at UBS Arena on January 26, 1981.

🗓 Mon, Jan 26, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Andre Savard

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

John Van Boxmeer

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Craig Ramsay

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

33 Shots on goal 25

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 15.2% (5/33) NYI shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Glenn Resch

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 28-19 (60% win rate, 47 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 35-15 (70% win rate, 50 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 28-19 (60% win rate, 47 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 35-15 (70% win rate, 50 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on January 26, 1981?

Sabres won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 5, Islanders 3.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Glenn Resch made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Islanders season series?

Sabres 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 24

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 24

Also on January 26, 1981

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