1–7

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CLR	0	1	0	1
BUF	2	0	5	7

Rockies at Sabres

Sabres beat Rockies 7–1 at KeyBank Center on December 9, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Dec 9, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tony McKegney

3 G, 1 A

8 shots · +4

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

2 G

2 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Foligno

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Tony McKegney Go-ahead 1st · 12:35

Assists: Andre Savard, Craig Ramsay

0–1

⚔️ Lindy Ruff 1st · 15:07

Assists: Richie Dunn, Steve Patrick

0–2

2nd period

⛰️ Bob MacMillan 2nd · 04:05

Assists: Don Lever

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Tony McKegney 3rd · 08:39

Assists: Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer

1–3

⚔️ Lindy Ruff 3rd · 10:05

Assists: Steve Patrick, Yvon Lambert

1–4

⚔️ Craig Ramsay 3rd · 13:12

Assists: Andre Savard, Ric Seiling

1–5

⚔️ Mike Foligno 3rd · 14:38

Assists: Tony McKegney, John Van Boxmeer

1–6

⚔️ Tony McKegney 3rd · 17:43

Assists: Mike Foligno

1–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⛰️CLR BUF⚔️

24 Shots on goal 31

4 Penalty minutes 4

CLR shooting 4.2% (1/24) BUF shooting 22.6% (7/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⛰️Rockies

Glenn Resch

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Rockies

Rockies: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Rockies

Rockies: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ CLR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rockies vs Sabres on December 9, 1981?

Sabres won 7–1.

What was the final score of Rockies vs Sabres?

The final score was Rockies 1, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Rockies?

Bob MacMillan.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tony McKegney (3), Lindy Ruff (2), Craig Ramsay, Mike Foligno.

How did the Rockies goalie play?

Glenn Resch made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rockies vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rockies vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

⛰️Rockies

Previous game · Dec 5

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 6

Also on December 9, 1981

Rockies season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule