The 1979–80 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' tenth season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The team was awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy for finishing with the best regular season record in the Prince of Wales Conference.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Forwards

''Note: GP = Games played; G= Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Defencemen

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Goaltending

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''

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)

Awards and records

* Prince of Wales Trophy *

NHL Plus/Minus Award The NHL Plus-Minus Award was a trophy awarded annually by the National Hockey League to the ice hockey "player, having played a minimum of 60 games, who leads the league in plus-minus statistics." It was sponsored by a commercial business, and it ...

Jim Schoenfeld * 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 * Bob Sauve, posted league's lowest goals against average.

References

Sabres on Hockey Database
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