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First Round · Game 2

Canucks at Sabres

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

Sabres, First Round Game 2, beat Canucks 5–2 at KeyBank Center on April 9, 1981.

VAN – BUF
22–37
Shots on goal
0/5–3/5
Power play
46–46
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
John Van Boxmeer
3 A
6 shots · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Andre Savard
2 G
4 shots · +2
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Gilbert Perreault
2 A
2 shots

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Alan Haworth PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:02
Assists: Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer · beat Richard Brodeur
0–1
🐋 Jerry Butler Tying 1st · 07:40
Assists: Thomas Gradin · beat Don Edwards
1–1
⚔️ Andre Savard Go-ahead 1st · 09:09
Assists: Craig Ramsay · beat Richard Brodeur
1–2
⚔️ Danny Gare PP 1st · 19:41
Assists: Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer · beat Richard Brodeur
1–3
2nd period
⚔️ Andre Savard 2nd · 04:05
Assists: Richie Dunn · beat Richard Brodeur
1–4
⚔️ Lindy Ruff PP 2nd · 15:52
Assists: John Van Boxmeer, Richie Dunn · beat Richard Brodeur
1–5
3rd period
🐋 Stan Smyl 3rd · 01:59
Assists: Thomas Gradin, Colin Campbell · beat Don Edwards
2–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN BUF⚔️
22 Shots on goal 37
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
46 Penalty minutes 46
VAN shooting 9.1% (2/22) BUF shooting 13.5% (5/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Richard Brodeur
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Don Edwards
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 10-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 1–5
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 81981 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Mar 141981 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 1–2 Dec 211980 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 3–3 Dec 141980 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–2 Nov 21980 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 3–4
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VAN vs BUF, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sabres on April 9, 1981?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Canucks 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Canucks?

Jerry Butler, Stan Smyl.

Who scored for Sabres?

Andre Savard (2), Alan Haworth, Danny Gare, Lindy Ruff.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Richard Brodeur made 0 saves on 5 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 8 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterApr 11 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 5–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 8 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterApr 11 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 5–3
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