Buffalo Sabres - 1980-81 NHL Playoffs

Prelims

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Stanley Cup

1 NY Islanders 3 1 NYI 3

16 Toronto 0 16 TOR 0

3 Montreal 0 3 MTL 0

14 Edmonton 3 14 EDM 3

2 St. Louis 3 2 STL 3

15 Pittsburgh 2 15 PIT 2

4 Los Angeles 1 4 LAK 1

13 NY Rangers 3 13 NYR 3

6 Philadelphia 3 6 PHI 3

11 Quebec 2 11 QUE 2

7 Calgary 3 7 CGY 3

10 Chicago 0 10 CHI 0

5 Buffalo 3 5 BUF 3

12 Vancouver 0 12 VBC 0

8 Boston 0 8 BOS 0

9 Minnesota 3 9 MIN 3

1 NY Islanders 4 1 NYI 4

14 Edmonton 2 14 EDM 2

2 St. Louis 2 2 STL 2

13 NY Rangers 4 13 NYR 4

6 Philadelphia 3 6 PHI 3

7 Calgary 4 7 CGY 4

5 Buffalo 1 5 BUF 1

9 Minnesota 4 9 MIN 4

1 NY Islanders 4 1 NYI 4

13 NY Rangers 0 13 NYR 0

7 Calgary 2 7 CGY 2

9 Minnesota 4 9 MIN 4

1 NY Islanders 4 1 NYI 4

9 Minnesota 1 9 MIN 1

Champ Champions
NYI NY Islanders

Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.

Preliminary Round

Best of 5-game series

Date

Opponent

Result

Score

Series

4/8

vs Vancouver (12)

3-2
OT

1-0

4/9

vs Vancouver (12)

5-2

2-0

4/11

at Vancouver (12)

5-3

3-0

Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series
(Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.)

Date

Opponent

Result

Score

Series

4/16

vs Minnesota (9)

3-4
OT

0-1

4/17

vs Minnesota (9)

2-5

0-2

4/19

at Minnesota (9)

4-6

0-3

4/20

at Minnesota (9)

5-4
OT

1-3

4/22

vs Minnesota (9)

3-4

1-4

Recap

Preliminary Round

Quarterfinals

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