7–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 19-15-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	3	4	7
PIT	2	1	2	5

Sabres at Penguins

Sabres beat Penguins 7–5 at PPG Paints Arena on December 26, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · -1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Pat Boutette

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · -1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Randy Carlyle

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Randy Carlyle PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:44

Assists: Pat Boutette, Doug Shedden

0–1

🐧 George Ferguson 1st · 10:04

Assists: Randy Carlyle, Mike Bullard

0–2

2nd period

🐧 Peter Lee 2nd · 03:09

Assists: Mark Johnson, Greg Malone

0–3

⚔️ Alan Haworth 2nd · 03:44

Assists: Jean-Francois Sauve, Mike Ramsey

1–3

⚔️ Dale McCourt PP 2nd · 04:35

Assists: Lindy Ruff, John Van Boxmeer

2–3

⚔️ Ric Seiling Tying 2nd · 16:44

Unassisted

3–3

3rd period

🐧 Pat Boutette PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:16

Assists: Paul Gardner, Randy Carlyle

3–4

🐧 Doug Shedden PP 3rd · 08:05

Assists: Rick Kehoe, Pat Boutette

3–5

⚔️ Lindy Ruff PP 3rd · 10:56

Unassisted

4–5

⚔️ Mike Ramsey Tying 3rd · 11:34

Assists: Dale McCourt

5–5

⚔️ Alan Haworth PP Go-ahead 3rd · 16:32

Assists: Lindy Ruff, John Van Boxmeer

6–5

⚔️ Craig Ramsay Empty net 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Ric Seiling

7–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

37 Shots on goal 43

3/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

18 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 18.9% (7/37) PIT shooting 11.6% (5/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Nick Ricci

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 18-17 (51% win rate, 35 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 19-15 (56% win rate, 34 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on December 26, 1981?

Sabres won 7–5.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 7, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alan Haworth (2), Craig Ramsay, Dale McCourt, Lindy Ruff, Mike Ramsey, Ric Seiling.

Who scored for Penguins?

Doug Shedden, George Ferguson, Pat Boutette, Peter Lee, Randy Carlyle.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Nick Ricci made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 22

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1981

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