1986–87 Buffalo Sabres season

1986–87 Buffalo Sabres
Division	5th Adams
1986–87 record	28–44–8
Team information
Coach	Scotty Bowman Gerry Meehan
Captain	Gilbert Perreault (Oct-Nov) Lindy Ruff (Nov-Apr)
Team leaders

<1985–86	1987–88>

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

Offseason

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Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
	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

^[2]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.

Game log

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

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Playoffs

The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs.

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Player stats

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Roster

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Draft picks

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Farm teams

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References

^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

v t e Buffalo Sabres

Founded in 1970 Based in Buffalo, New York

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History	Expansion Draft Records

Personnel	Owner Terrence Pegula General manager Darcy Regier Head coach Ron Rolston Team captain Vacant Current roster

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium First Niagara Center

Affiliates	AHL Rochester Americans ECHL Gwinnett Gladiators

Owners	Knox/Knox/Swados Rigas Golisano/Quinn Pegula

General Managers	Imlach Anderson Bowman Meehan Muckler Regier

Head Coaches	Imlach Smith Crozier Smith Pronovost Inglis Bowman Neilson Roberts Bowman Schoenfeld Bowman Ramsay Sator Dudley Muckler Nolan Ruff Rolston

Media	Sabres Hockey Network WGR 550 MSG Network Broadcasters

Culture/Lore	"The French Connection" Ted Darling Rick Jeanneret The Fog Game No Goal 2008 NHL Winter Classic 2011 NHL Premiere Taro Tsujimoto Ronan Tynan Hockey Night Live! Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo Bandits Sabretooth Sabre Dance Hockeytown

v t e Buffalo Sabres seasons

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

v t e 1986–87 NHL season by team

Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec

Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto

Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Winnipeg Vancouver

See also	1986 NHL Entry Draft Rendez-vous '87 1987 Stanley Cup Finals Transactions

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Last modified on 21 January 2013, at 02:43

1986–87 Buffalo Sabres season

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Game log

Playoffs

Player stats

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

References