5–3

Final

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

Sabres at Whalers

Sabres beat Whalers 5–3 on January 31, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Jan 31, 1981 · 18:30 CST 🏒 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

2 G

6 shots · +3

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Danny Gare

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Craig Ramsay

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF HFD🐳

44 Shots on goal 19

11 Penalty minutes 13

BUF shooting 11.4% (5/44) HFD shooting 15.8% (3/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

John Garrett

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 28-20 (58% win rate, 48 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 20-30 (40% win rate, 50 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 28-20 (58% win rate, 48 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 20-30 (40% win rate, 50 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs HFD, answered

Who won Sabres vs Whalers on January 31, 1981?

Sabres won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Whalers?

The final score was Sabres 5, Whalers 3.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Whalers goalie play?

John Garrett made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Whalers 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 28

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 30

Also on January 31, 1981

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