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First Round · Game 1

Canucks at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 BUF leads 3–0

Sabres, First Round Game 1, beat Canucks 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on April 8, 1981.

VAN – BUF
19–27
Shots on goal
1/3–0/4
Power play
19–17
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

VAN vs BUF · BUF leads 3–0 Full series →
Game 1
2–3
OT · BUF
Game 2
2–5
Final · BUF
Game 3
5–3
Final · BUF

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Andre Savard
1 G
3 shots · +3
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Ric Seiling
1 G
2 shots · +2
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Alan Haworth
1 G
1 shots

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐋 Darcy Rota PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:31
Assists: Kevin McCarthy, Doug Halward · beat Don Edwards
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Ric Seiling Tying 2nd · 00:14
Assists: Craig Ramsay, Richie Dunn · beat Richard Brodeur
1–1
🐋 Curt Fraser Go-ahead 2nd · 04:51
Assists: Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl · beat Don Edwards
2–1
3rd period
⚔️ Andre Savard Tying 3rd · 19:52
Unassisted · beat Richard Brodeur
2–2
Overtime
⚔️ Alan Haworth Go-ahead OT · 05:00
Assists: Lindy Ruff, Bill Hajt · beat Richard Brodeur
2–3

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN BUF⚔️
19 Shots on goal 27
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
19 Penalty minutes 17
VAN shooting 10.5% (2/19) BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Richard Brodeur
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Don Edwards
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 63:27 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canucks
Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-2 (88% win rate, 16 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-9 (40% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Canucks
Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-3 (81% win rate, 16 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-5 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Mar 141981 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 1–2 Dec 211980 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 3–3 Dec 141980 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–2 Nov 21980 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Apr 121980 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 3–1
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Who won Canucks vs Sabres on April 8, 1981?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Canucks 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Canucks?

Curt Fraser, Darcy Rota.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alan Haworth, Andre Savard, Ric Seiling.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Richard Brodeur made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is Canucks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐋 Canucks
BeforeApr 4 🐋VAN @ 🔥CGY 5–6 AfterApr 9 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 5 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 7–3 AfterApr 9 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–5
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