2–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	1	1	2
BUF	4	2	2	8

Whalers at Sabres

Sabres beat Whalers 8–2 at KeyBank Center on December 20, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Dec 20, 1981 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tony McKegney

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Larry Playfair

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +4

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

John Van Boxmeer

3 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 01:39

Assists: Tony McKegney, John Van Boxmeer

0–1

⚔️ Larry Playfair 1st · 08:53

Unassisted

0–2

⚔️ Yvon Lambert 1st · 15:12

Assists: Alan Haworth, Jean-Francois Sauve

0–3

⚔️ Tony McKegney 1st · 18:13

Assists: John Van Boxmeer, Gilbert Perreault

0–4

2nd period

⚔️ Tony McKegney PP 2nd · 00:50

Assists: John Van Boxmeer

0–5

⚔️ Larry Playfair 2nd · 05:51

Unassisted

0–6

🐳 Chris Kotsopoulos 2nd · 08:17

Unassisted

1–6

3rd period

⚔️ Lindy Ruff 3rd · 05:16

Assists: Brent Peterson, Craig Ramsay

1–7

⚔️ Alan Haworth 3rd · 08:50

Assists: Yvon Lambert, Larry Playfair

1–8

🐳 Doug Sulliman PP 3rd · 16:41

Assists: Rick MacLeish, Chris Kotsopoulos

2–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 27

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

17 Penalty minutes 19

HFD shooting 7.7% (2/26) BUF shooting 29.6% (8/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Greg Millen

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–4

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–6

Whalers

Whalers: 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 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs BUF, answered

Who won Whalers vs Sabres on December 20, 1981?

Sabres won 8–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Sabres?

The final score was Whalers 2, Sabres 8.

Who scored for Whalers?

Chris Kotsopoulos, Doug Sulliman.

Who scored for Sabres?

Larry Playfair (2), Tony McKegney (2), Alan Haworth, Gilbert Perreault, Lindy Ruff, Yvon Lambert.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Sabres 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 19

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 20, 1981

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