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First Round · Game 3

Sabres at Canucks

🗓 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 BUF leads 3–0

Sabres, First Round Game 3, beat Canucks 5–3 at Rogers Arena on April 11, 1981.

BUF – VAN
24–26
Shots on goal
1/2–0/4
Power play
16–12
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
Tony McKegney
2 G
4 shots · +3
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Danny Gare
2 G
4 shots · +3
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Gilbert Perreault
2 A
4 shots · -2

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Danny Gare Go-ahead 1st · 11:10
Assists: Derek Smith · beat Richard Brodeur
1–0
🐋 Darcy Rota Tying 1st · 13:57
Assists: Stan Smyl · beat Don Edwards
1–1
⚔️ Tony McKegney Go-ahead 1st · 14:37
Assists: Derek Smith, Mike Ramsey · beat Richard Brodeur
2–1
⚔️ Danny Gare PP 1st · 17:12
Assists: Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer · beat Richard Brodeur
3–1
2nd period
⚔️ Lindy Ruff 2nd · 10:25
Assists: Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer · beat Richard Brodeur
4–1
3rd period
🐋 Thomas Gradin 3rd · 01:13
Assists: Ivan Boldirev · beat Don Edwards
4–2
🐋 Ivan Boldirev 3rd · 13:08
Assists: Darcy Rota, Blair MacDonald · beat Don Edwards
4–3
⚔️ Tony McKegney 3rd · 15:42
Unassisted · beat Richard Brodeur
5–3

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF VAN🐋
24 Shots on goal 26
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
16 Penalty minutes 12
BUF shooting 20.8% (5/24) VAN shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Don Edwards
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐋Canucks
Richard Brodeur
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:57 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 11-2 (85% win rate, 13 games)
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 91981 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 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
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Who won Sabres vs Canucks on April 11, 1981?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Sabres 5, Canucks 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Danny Gare (2), Tony McKegney (2), Lindy Ruff.

Who scored for Canucks?

Darcy Rota, Ivan Boldirev, Thomas Gradin.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Richard Brodeur made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 9 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 AfterApr 16 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 4–3
🐋 Canucks
BeforeApr 9 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 AfterOct 6 ⛰️CLR @ 🐋VAN 2–4
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