1980–81 Buffalo Sabres
Season record and every player who suited up
39-20-21 · 99 points · 327 goals for, 250 against · Adams Division · 5th in the league
Regular season · Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare | R | 73 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 12 | 109 |
| Andre Savard | C | 79 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 33 | 63 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 80 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 11 | 24 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 80 | 18 | 51 | 69 | -2 | 69 |
| Derek Smith | C | 69 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 14 | 12 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 40 | 12 |
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 56 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 2 | 56 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 74 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 21 | 80 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 79 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 21 | 34 |
| Alan Haworth | C | 49 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -7 | 34 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 71 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 110 |
| Don Luce | C | 61 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 19 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 65 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 121 |
| Rick Dudley | L | 38 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 10 |
| Rick Martin | L | 23 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 20 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 68 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 36 | 42 |
| Gilles Hamel | L | 51 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 53 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 56 |
| Rob McClanahan | C | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -19 | 38 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 12 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 75 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 169 |
| Steve Patrick | R | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| Mike Moller | R | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Mongrain | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
Regular season · Goalies
| Player | Pos | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | G | 45 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 2.96 | 0.898 | 3 | |
| Bob Sauve | G | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3.18 | 0.880 | 2 |
Playoffs · Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
| Alan Haworth | C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | C | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | C | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | R | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 17 |
| Bob Hess | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilles Hamel | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Moller | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Rob McClanahan | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 13 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14 |
Playoffs · Goalies
| Player | Pos | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | G | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3.38 | 0.888 | 0 |