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Andre Savard's 1979-1980 season

Points
13
NHL#345
Goals
3
NHL#339
Assists
10
NHL#325
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#148
Games
33
41%
41% of 80

Centre Andre Savard was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 33 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 10 assists for 13 points, 0.39 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 2 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Andre Savard plays the 1979-1980 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Andre was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Andre Savard's season starts in game 33 of 80

    Buffalo Sabres have played 32 games32 of 80 without him
    • The game
      LAK3–5BUF
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE3–1BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN2–6BUF
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–4PIT
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–2BUF
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 807 of 40 played
      5
      points
      NHL#340
      1
      goals
      NHL#332
      4
      assists
      NHL#319
      BUF
      26-11-0W-L-OT55Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF5–6EDM
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2LAK
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2VAN
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–4BUF
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–3AFM
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–2MTL
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–9BUF
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–6BUF
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • February 1980
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYI
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–3BUF
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–9BUF
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3STL
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4BUF
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–3BUF
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3DET
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–1QUE
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8025 of 60 played
      13
      points
      NHL#289
      3
      goals
      NHL#303
      10
      assists
      NHL#257
      BUF
      37-15-0W-L-OT82Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN3–4BUF
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–3CHI
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–1BUF
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2EDM
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1980
    • The game
      BUF2–2MNS
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4BUF
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Andre Savard closes the 1979-1980 season with 13 points

    Points
    13
    NHL#345
    Games
    33of 80
    41%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#339
    Assists
    10
    NHL#325
    P/GP
    0.39
    NHL#259
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#148
    20 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks

    BUFvsVAN
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1VAN
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1

    BUF3–1VAN
    Advance
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Chicago Blackhawks

    BUFvsCHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 3
      BUF2–1CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      BUF3–2CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    BUF4–0CHI
    Advance
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    9 days later
    Semifinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders

    BUFvsNYI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–1BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF4–7NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF7–4NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      NYI0–2BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF2–5NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4NYI
    Eliminated
    5Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Andre Savard ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#133
    Games
    8
    Goals
    1
    NHL#94
    Assists
    1
    NHL#128
    P/GP
    0.25
    NHL#96
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#144
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    VAN3–1→CHI4–0→NYI2–4