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 Lindy Ruff
Alternate captains Mike Foligno
Mike Ramsey
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]

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.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19862–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 0–1–0
2TOctober 11, 19865–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 0–1–1
3LOctober 12, 19862–4 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 0–2–1
4TOctober 15, 19860–0 OT Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 0–2–2
5LOctober 17, 19863–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 0–3–2
6WOctober 18, 19864–2 @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 1–3–2
7LOctober 22, 19864–5 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 1–4–2
8LOctober 24, 19864–5 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 1–5–2
9LOctober 25, 19862–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 1–6–2
10LOctober 29, 19862–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 1–7–2
11WNovember 1, 19863–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 2–7–2
12WNovember 2, 19867–1 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 3–7–2
13WNovember 5, 19868–3 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 4–7–2
14LNovember 7, 19866–7 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 4–8–2
15LNovember 9, 19863–4 New York Islanders (1986–87) 4–9–2
16LNovember 12, 19861–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1986–87) 4–10–2
17LNovember 15, 19862–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 4–11–2
18TNovember 19, 19864–4 OT Boston Bruins (1986–87) 4–11–3
19LNovember 21, 19861–6 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 4–12–3
20LNovember 22, 19861–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 4–13–3
21LNovember 26, 19860–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 4–14–3
22WNovember 28, 19864–3 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 5–14–3
23LNovember 29, 19862–6 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 5–15–3
24LDecember 2, 19864–5 Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 5–16–3
25LDecember 5, 19865–6 St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 5–17–3
26LDecember 6, 19863–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 5–18–3
27TDecember 9, 19865–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 5–18–4
28LDecember 10, 19863–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 5–19–4
29LDecember 13, 19860–7 @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 5–20–4
30WDecember 14, 19864–3 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 6–20–4
31LDecember 17, 19863–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 6–21–4
32WDecember 19, 19863–2 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 7–21–4
33LDecember 20, 19864–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 7–22–4
34WDecember 23, 19862–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 8–22–4
35TDecember 26, 19863–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 8–22–5
36LDecember 28, 19861–4 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 8–23–5
37WDecember 31, 19865–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 9–23–5
38LJanuary 2, 19873–6 Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 9–24–5
39WJanuary 4, 19877–2 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 10–24–5
40WJanuary 7, 19874–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 11–24–5
41LJanuary 8, 19874–5 OT @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 11–25–5
42WJanuary 10, 19878–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 12–25–5
43TJanuary 14, 19873–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 12–25–6
44LJanuary 17, 19872–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 12–26–6
45WJanuary 18, 19876–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 13–26–6
46LJanuary 20, 19870–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 13–27–6
47LJanuary 23, 19872–3 Washington Capitals (1986–87) 13–28–6
48WJanuary 24, 19876–3 @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 14–28–6
49LJanuary 26, 19872–6 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 14–29–6
50LJanuary 28, 19874–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 14–30–6
51WJanuary 30, 19873–1 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 15–30–6
52WFebruary 1, 19876–1 Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 16–30–6
53WFebruary 4, 19873–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 17–30–6
54LFebruary 7, 19872–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 17–31–6
55WFebruary 8, 19877–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 18–31–6
56WFebruary 14, 19875–1 @ New York Islanders (1986–87) 19–31–6
57WFebruary 18, 19874–3 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 20–31–6
58WFebruary 20, 19876–3 @ New York Rangers (1986–87) 21–31–6
59WFebruary 22, 19875–3 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 22–31–6
60LFebruary 24, 19873–6 New York Rangers (1986–87) 22–32–6
61WFebruary 26, 19874–3 St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 23–32–6
62LFebruary 28, 19871–5 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 23–33–6
63LMarch 1, 19872–4 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 23–34–6
64LMarch 3, 19872–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 23–35–6
65WMarch 5, 19876–4 New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 24–35–6
66TMarch 7, 19875–5 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 24–35–7
67WMarch 8, 19875–1 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 25–35–7
68WMarch 11, 19873–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 26–35–7
69LMarch 13, 19874–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 26–36–7
70LMarch 14, 19873–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 26–37–7
71LMarch 17, 19872–6 @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 26–38–7
72LMarch 20, 19872–3 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 26–39–7
73WMarch 22, 19873–2 Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 27–39–7
74LMarch 24, 19875–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 27–40–7
75LMarch 26, 19873–5 Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 27–41–7
76LMarch 28, 19873–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 27–42–7
77LMarch 29, 19872–3 Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 27–43–7
78LApril 2, 19873–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 27–44–7
79TApril 4, 19876–6 OT @ New York Islanders (1986–87) 27–44–8
80WApril 5, 19876–0 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 28–44–8

Playoffs

The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs.

See also

References

  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.
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