1979–80 Buffalo Sabres season
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| 1979–80 Buffalo Sabres | |
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| Prince of Wales Trophy Winners | |
| Prince of Wales Conference Champions | |
| Adams Division Champions | |
| Division | 1st Adams |
| Conference | 1st Prince of Wales |
| 1979–80 record | 47–17–16 |
| Goals for | 318 |
| Goals against | 201 |
| General Manager | Scotty Bowman |
| Coach | Scotty Bowman |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Danny Gare (56) |
| Assists | Gilbert Perreault (66) |
| Points | Gilbert Perreault (106) |
| Penalties in minutes | Larry Playfair (145) |
| Wins | Don Edwards (27) |
| Goals against average | Bob Sauve (2.36) |
The Buffalo Sabres entered their 10th season in the National Hockey League.
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Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References |
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[edit] Offseason
[edit] NHL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
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| 1 | 11. | Mike Ramsey (D) |  United States |
U.S. National Team |
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| Adams Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 110 | 318 | 201 | 967 |
| Boston Bruins | 80 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 105 | 310 | 234 | 1460 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 88 | 311 | 253 | 1064 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 75 | 304 | 327 | 1158 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 61 | 248 | 313 | 1062 |
- The last win in the Philadelphia Flyers 35 game unbeaten streak was a 4–2 win over Buffalo January 6, 1980.
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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[edit] Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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[edit] Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
| Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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[edit] Playoffs
- First Round
- No. 2 seed Buffalo over No. 15 seed Vancouver (3 games to 1)
- Second Round
- No. 2 seed Buffalo over No. 7 seed Chicago (4 games to 0)
- Third Round
- No. 5 seed New York Islanders over No. 2 seed Buffalo (4 games to 2)
[edit] Awards and records
- Prince of Wales Trophy
- NHL Plus/Minus Award: || Jim Schoenfeld, Buffalo Sabres
- Bob Sauve and Don Edwards, Vezina Trophy
- Danny Gare, NHL Goals Leader
- Don Edwards, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Danny Gare, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Jim Schoenfeld, Defenceman, NHL Second Team All-Star
[edit] References
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