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Danny Gare's 1980-1981 season

Points
85
NHL#22
Goals
46
NHL#12
Assists
39
NHL#68
Plus/minus
+12
NHL#86
Games
73
91%
91% of 80

Right winger Danny Gare was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 73 of a possible 80 games and scored 46 goals and 39 assists for 85 points, 1.16 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 3 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Danny Gare plays the 1980-1981 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Danny was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–4CHI
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–3BUF
      game 2/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM0–2BUF
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2PIT
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–7BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BUF5–2MTL
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–1BUF
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • November 1980
    • The game
      BUF4–2DET
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–4BUF
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR3–5BUF
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–3WSH
      game 13/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH3–3BUF
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–4BUF
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–4NYI
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–8BUF
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF2–5CHI
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2WIN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–6EDM
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      25
      points
      NHL#14
      14
      goals
      NHL#7
      11
      assists
      NHL#57
      BUF
      10-5-0W-L-OT25Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–5STL
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY3–6BUF
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF5–2HFD
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–4BUF
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • December 1980
    • The game
      MTL6–5BUF
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3MNS
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–10BUF
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF4–4CLR
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–8CGY
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–4TOR
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-7SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      VAN2–2BUF
      game 31/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF7–4LAK
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5BUF
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK5–2BUF
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3QUE
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–5BUF
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      43
      points
      NHL#28
      24
      goals
      NHL#11
      19
      assists
      NHL#76
      BUF
      19-9-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4BUF
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–1BUF
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–5BUF
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–4BUF
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–4WSH
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYI
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–4BUF
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–3HFD
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • February 1981
    • The game
      WIN0–4BUF
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–0PHI
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–7BUF
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL3–3BUF
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–1PIT
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
      56
      points
      NHL#39
      30
      goals
      NHL#16
      26
      assists
      NHL#102
      BUF
      29-12-0W-L-OT77Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • March 1981
    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      CGY0–4BUF
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI4–8BUF
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +3P+3G
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BUF1–3MNS
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–2WIN
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–1LAK
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–14BUF
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-7SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF6–2TOR
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL6–5BUF
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4BUF
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF5–3CLR
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–7STL
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      BUF2–2PHI
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–4DET
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI7–3BUF
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Danny Gare closes the 1980-1981 season with 85 points

    Points
    85
    NHL#22
    Games
    73of 80
    91%
    Goals
    46
    NHL#12
    Assists
    39
    NHL#68
    P/GP
    1.16
    NHL#23
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#86
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 16 pts
    6 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks

    BUFvsVAN
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    • Game 1
      VAN2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN2–5BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF5–3VAN
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

    BUF3–0VAN
    Advance
    3Games3Points3Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Minnesota North Stars

    BUFvsMNS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    6 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    BUF1–4MNS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Danny Gare ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#122
    Games
    3
    Goals
    3
    NHL#52
    Assists
    0
    NHL#208
    P/GP
    1.00
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#62
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    VAN3–0→MNS1–4