The 1979–80

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season was the Sabres' tenth

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of operation for the

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franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The team was awarded the

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for finishing with the best regular season record in the

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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

* NHL Plus/Minus Award

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and Don Edwards,

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* Danny Gare, NHL Goals Leader *

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, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star *

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, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star *

, Defenceman, NHL Second Team All-Star *

, posted league's lowest goals against average.

References

Sabres on Hockey Database
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