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1986–87 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1986–87 Buffalo Sabres season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

1986–87 Buffalo Sabres
Division5th Adams
1986–87 record28–44–8
Home record18–18–4
Road record10–26–4
Team information
CoachScotty Bowman
Craig Ramsay
Gerry Meehan
CaptainGilbert Perreault (Oct–Nov)
Lindy Ruff (Nov–Apr)
Alternate captainsMike Foligno
Mike Ramsey
Lindy Ruff (Oct–Nov)
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsMike Foligno (30)
AssistsDave Andreychuk (48)
PointsDave Andreychuk (73)
Penalty minutesSteve Dykstra (179)
Plus/minusMike Foligno (13)
WinsTom Barrasso (17)
Goals against averageTom Barrasso (3.34)

Offseason edit

Regular season edit

Final standings edit

Adams Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Hartford Whalers 80 43 30 7 287 270 93
Montreal Canadiens 80 41 29 10 277 241 92
Boston Bruins 80 39 34 7 301 276 85
Quebec Nordiques 80 31 39 10 267 276 72
Buffalo Sabres 80 28 44 8 280 308 64

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents edit

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference edit

Vs. Campbell Conference edit


Schedule and results edit

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 9, 1986 2–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 0–1–0
2 T October 11, 1986 5–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 0–1–1
3 L October 12, 1986 2–4 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 0–2–1
4 T October 15, 1986 0–0 OT Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 0–2–2
5 L October 17, 1986 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 0–3–2
6 W October 18, 1986 4–2 @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 1–3–2
7 L October 22, 1986 4–5 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 1–4–2
8 L October 24, 1986 4–5 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 1–5–2
9 L October 25, 1986 2–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 1–6–2
10 L October 29, 1986 2–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 1–7–2
11 W November 1, 1986 3–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 2–7–2
12 W November 2, 1986 7–1 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 3–7–2
13 W November 5, 1986 8–3 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 4–7–2
14 L November 7, 1986 6–7 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 4–8–2
15 L November 9, 1986 3–4 New York Islanders (1986–87) 4–9–2
16 L November 12, 1986 1–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1986–87) 4–10–2
17 L November 15, 1986 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 4–11–2
18 T November 19, 1986 4–4 OT Boston Bruins (1986–87) 4–11–3
19 L November 21, 1986 1–6 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 4–12–3
20 L November 22, 1986 1–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 4–13–3
21 L November 26, 1986 0–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 4–14–3
22 W November 28, 1986 4–3 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 5–14–3
23 L November 29, 1986 2–6 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 5–15–3
24 L December 2, 1986 4–5 Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 5–16–3
25 L December 5, 1986 5–6 St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 5–17–3
26 L December 6, 1986 3–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 5–18–3
27 T December 9, 1986 5–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 5–18–4
28 L December 10, 1986 3–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 5–19–4
29 L December 13, 1986 0–7 @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 5–20–4
30 W December 14, 1986 4–3 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 6–20–4
31 L December 17, 1986 3–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 6–21–4
32 W December 19, 1986 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 7–21–4
33 L December 20, 1986 4–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 7–22–4
34 W December 23, 1986 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 8–22–4
35 T December 26, 1986 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 8–22–5
36 L December 28, 1986 1–4 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 8–23–5
37 W December 31, 1986 5–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 9–23–5
38 L January 2, 1987 3–6 Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 9–24–5
39 W January 4, 1987 7–2 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 10–24–5
40 W January 7, 1987 4–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 11–24–5
41 L January 8, 1987 4–5 OT @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 11–25–5
42 W January 10, 1987 8–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 12–25–5
43 T January 14, 1987 3–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 12–25–6
44 L January 17, 1987 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 12–26–6
45 W January 18, 1987 6–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 13–26–6
46 L January 20, 1987 0–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 13–27–6
47 L January 23, 1987 2–3 Washington Capitals (1986–87) 13–28–6
48 W January 24, 1987 6–3 @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 14–28–6
49 L January 26, 1987 2–6 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 14–29–6
50 L January 28, 1987 4–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 14–30–6
51 W January 30, 1987 3–1 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 15–30–6
52 W February 1, 1987 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 16–30–6
53 W February 4, 1987 3–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 17–30–6
54 L February 7, 1987 2–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 17–31–6
55 W February 8, 1987 7–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 18–31–6
56 W February 14, 1987 5–1 @ New York Islanders (1986–87) 19–31–6
57 W February 18, 1987 4–3 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 20–31–6
58 W February 20, 1987 6–3 @ New York Rangers (1986–87) 21–31–6
59 W February 22, 1987 5–3 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 22–31–6
60 L February 24, 1987 3–6 New York Rangers (1986–87) 22–32–6
61 W February 26, 1987 4–3 St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 23–32–6
62 L February 28, 1987 1–5 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 23–33–6
63 L March 1, 1987 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 23–34–6
64 L March 3, 1987 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 23–35–6
65 W March 5, 1987 6–4 New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 24–35–6
66 T March 7, 1987 5–5 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 24–35–7
67 W March 8, 1987 5–1 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 25–35–7
68 W March 11, 1987 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 26–35–7
69 L March 13, 1987 4–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 26–36–7
70 L March 14, 1987 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 26–37–7
71 L March 17, 1987 2–6 @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 26–38–7
72 L March 20, 1987 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 26–39–7
73 W March 22, 1987 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 27–39–7
74 L March 24, 1987 5–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 27–40–7
75 L March 26, 1987 3–5 Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 27–41–7
76 L March 28, 1987 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 27–42–7
77 L March 29, 1987 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 27–43–7
78 L April 2, 1987 3–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 27–44–7
79 T April 4, 1987 6–6 OT @ New York Islanders (1986–87) 27–44–8
80 W April 5, 1987 6–0 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 28–44–8

Playoffs edit

The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Player statistics edit

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

Draft picks edit

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Shawn Anderson   Canada Canadian National Development Team
2 26 Greg Brown   United States St. Mark's School (ISL)
3 47 Bob Corkum   United States University of Maine (Hockey East)
3 56 Kevin Kerr   Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
4 68 David Baseggio   Canada Yale University (ECAC)
5 89 Larry Rooney   United States Thayer Academy (ISL)
6 110 Miguel Baldris   Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 131 Mike Hartman   United States North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8 152 Francois Guay   Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL)
9 173 Sean Whitham   Canada Providence College (Hockey East)
10 194 Kenton Rein   Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
11 215 Troy Arndt   Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
S1 4 Jeff Capello   Canada University of Vermont (Hockey East)
S2 8 John Cullen   Canada Boston University (Hockey East)

Farm teams edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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