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1986-87 Buffalo Sabres

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28-44-8 (64 points), Finished 5th in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 280 goals, Allowed 308 goals, SRS: -0.28 (16th of 21)
Coached by Scotty Bowman (3-7-2), Craig Ramsay (4-15-2), Ted Sator (21-22-4)

1986-87 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Oct 9, 1986 @ Winnipeg Jets L 2 3 0 1 0 L 1
2 Sat, Oct 11, 1986 @ Toronto Maple Leafs T OT 5 5 0 1 1 T 1
3 Sun, Oct 12, 1986 Calgary Flames L 2 4 0 2 1 L 1
4 Wed, Oct 15, 1986 Montreal Canadiens T OT 0 0 0 2 2 T 1
5 Fri, Oct 17, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins L 3 7 0 3 2 L 1
6 Sat, Oct 18, 1986 @ Washington Capitals W 4 2 1 3 2 W 1
7 Wed, Oct 22, 1986 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L OT 4 5 1 4 2 L 1
8 Fri, Oct 24, 1986 Hartford Whalers L 4 5 1 5 2 L 2
9 Sat, Oct 25, 1986 @ Hartford Whalers L 2 3 1 6 2 L 3
10 Wed, Oct 29, 1986 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 5 1 7 2 L 4
11 Sat, Nov 1, 1986 @ New Jersey Devils W 3 1 2 7 2 W 1
12 Sun, Nov 2, 1986 @ Boston Bruins W 7 1 3 7 2 W 2
13 Wed, Nov 5, 1986 Boston Bruins W 8 3 4 7 2 W 3
14 Fri, Nov 7, 1986 Vancouver Canucks L 6 7 4 8 2 L 1
15 Sun, Nov 9, 1986 New York Islanders L 3 4 4 9 2 L 2
16 Wed, Nov 12, 1986 @ New York Rangers L OT 1 2 4 10 2 L 3
17 Sat, Nov 15, 1986 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 4 4 11 2 L 4
18 Wed, Nov 19, 1986 Boston Bruins T OT 4 4 4 11 3 T 1
19 Fri, Nov 21, 1986 Quebec Nordiques L 1 6 4 12 3 L 1
20 Sat, Nov 22, 1986 @ Quebec Nordiques L 1 3 4 13 3 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Wed, Nov 26, 1986 @ Hartford Whalers L 0 3 4 14 3 L 3
22 Fri, Nov 28, 1986 Boston Bruins W 4 3 5 14 3 W 1
23 Sat, Nov 29, 1986 @ Boston Bruins L 2 6 5 15 3 L 1
24 Tue, Dec 2, 1986 Minnesota North Stars L 4 5 5 16 3 L 2
25 Fri, Dec 5, 1986 St. Louis Blues L 5 6 5 17 3 L 3
26 Sat, Dec 6, 1986 @ New Jersey Devils L 3 4 5 18 3 L 4
27 Tue, Dec 9, 1986 @ Detroit Red Wings T OT 5 5 5 18 4 T 1
28 Wed, Dec 10, 1986 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 3 6 5 19 4 L 1
29 Sat, Dec 13, 1986 @ Quebec Nordiques L 0 7 5 20 4 L 2
30 Sun, Dec 14, 1986 Hartford Whalers W 4 3 6 20 4 W 1
31 Wed, Dec 17, 1986 @ Hartford Whalers L 3 4 6 21 4 L 1
32 Fri, Dec 19, 1986 Montreal Canadiens W 3 2 7 21 4 W 1
33 Sat, Dec 20, 1986 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L OT 4 5 7 22 4 L 1
34 Tue, Dec 23, 1986 Philadelphia Flyers W 2 1 8 22 4 W 1
35 Fri, Dec 26, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins T OT 3 3 8 22 5 T 1
36 Sun, Dec 28, 1986 Calgary Flames L 1 4 8 23 5 L 1
37 Wed, Dec 31, 1986 Chicago Blackhawks W 5 2 9 23 5 W 1
38 Fri, Jan 2, 1987 Winnipeg Jets L 3 6 9 24 5 L 1
39 Sun, Jan 4, 1987 Quebec Nordiques W 7 2 10 24 5 W 1
40 Wed, Jan 7, 1987 @ Winnipeg Jets W 4 2 11 24 5 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 8, 1987 @ Minnesota North Stars L OT 4 5 11 25 5 L 1
42 Sat, Jan 10, 1987 @ Los Angeles Kings W 8 5 12 25 5 W 1
43 Wed, Jan 14, 1987 Montreal Canadiens T OT 3 3 12 25 6 T 1
44 Sat, Jan 17, 1987 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 4 12 26 6 L 1
45 Sun, Jan 18, 1987 Edmonton Oilers W OT 6 5 13 26 6 W 1
46 Tue, Jan 20, 1987 @ Minnesota North Stars L 0 5 13 27 6 L 1
47 Fri, Jan 23, 1987 Washington Capitals L 2 3 13 28 6 L 2
48 Sat, Jan 24, 1987 @ Washington Capitals W 6 3 14 28 6 W 1
49 Mon, Jan 26, 1987 @ Boston Bruins L 2 6 14 29 6 L 1
50 Wed, Jan 28, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers L 4 7 14 30 6 L 2
51 Fri, Jan 30, 1987 Quebec Nordiques W 3 1 15 30 6 W 1
52 Sun, Feb 1, 1987 Detroit Red Wings W 6 1 16 30 6 W 2
53 Wed, Feb 4, 1987 @ Hartford Whalers W 3 1 17 30 6 W 3
54 Sat, Feb 7, 1987 @ Quebec Nordiques L 2 5 17 31 6 L 1
55 Sun, Feb 8, 1987 Chicago Blackhawks W 7 4 18 31 6 W 1
56 Sat, Feb 14, 1987 @ New York Islanders W 5 1 19 31 6 W 2
57 Wed, Feb 18, 1987 Boston Bruins W 4 3 20 31 6 W 3
58 Fri, Feb 20, 1987 @ New York Rangers W 6 3 21 31 6 W 4
59 Sun, Feb 22, 1987 Hartford Whalers W 5 3 22 31 6 W 5
60 Tue, Feb 24, 1987 New York Rangers L 3 6 22 32 6 L 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Thu, Feb 26, 1987 St. Louis Blues W 4 3 23 32 6 W 1
62 Sat, Feb 28, 1987 @ Boston Bruins L 1 5 23 33 6 L 1
63 Sun, Mar 1, 1987 Vancouver Canucks L 2 4 23 34 6 L 2
64 Tue, Mar 3, 1987 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 4 23 35 6 L 3
65 Thu, Mar 5, 1987 New Jersey Devils W 6 4 24 35 6 W 1
66 Sat, Mar 7, 1987 @ Quebec Nordiques T OT 5 5 24 35 7 T 1
67 Sun, Mar 8, 1987 Quebec Nordiques W 5 1 25 35 7 W 1
68 Wed, Mar 11, 1987 @ Los Angeles Kings W 3 2 26 35 7 W 2
69 Fri, Mar 13, 1987 @ Vancouver Canucks L 4 6 26 36 7 L 1
70 Sat, Mar 14, 1987 @ Edmonton Oilers L 3 5 26 37 7 L 2
71 Tue, Mar 17, 1987 @ Calgary Flames L 2 6 26 38 7 L 3
72 Fri, Mar 20, 1987 Montreal Canadiens L 2 3 26 39 7 L 4
73 Sun, Mar 22, 1987 Detroit Red Wings W 3 2 27 39 7 W 1
74 Tue, Mar 24, 1987 Toronto Maple Leafs L 5 6 27 40 7 L 1
75 Thu, Mar 26, 1987 Los Angeles Kings L 3 5 27 41 7 L 2
76 Sat, Mar 28, 1987 @ Montreal Canadiens L 3 6 27 42 7 L 3
77 Sun, Mar 29, 1987 Edmonton Oilers L 2 3 27 43 7 L 4
78 Thu, Apr 2, 1987 @ St. Louis Blues L 3 5 27 44 7 L 5
79 Sat, Apr 4, 1987 @ New York Islanders T OT 6 6 27 44 8 T 1
80 Sun, Apr 5, 1987 Hartford Whalers W 6 0 28 44 8 W 1