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
Team information
CoachScotty Bowman
Gerry Meehan
CaptainLindy Ruff
Alternate captainsMike Foligno
Mike Ramsey

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Hartford Whalers804330728727093
Montreal Canadiens8041291027724192
Boston Bruins803934730127685
Quebec Nordiques8031391026727672
Buffalo Sabres802844828030864

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, 19862–4Calgary Flames (1986–87)0–2–1
4TOctober 15, 19860–0 OTMontreal Canadiens (1986–87)0–2–2
5LOctober 17, 19863–7Pittsburgh 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, 19864–5Hartford 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, 19868–3Boston Bruins (1986–87)4–7–2
14LNovember 7, 19866–7Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)4–8–2
15LNovember 9, 19863–4New 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 OTBoston Bruins (1986–87)4–11–3
19LNovember 21, 19861–6Quebec 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, 19864–3Boston Bruins (1986–87)5–14–3
23LNovember 29, 19862–6@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)5–15–3
24LDecember 2, 19864–5Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)5–16–3
25LDecember 5, 19865–6St. 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, 19864–3Hartford Whalers (1986–87)6–20–4
31LDecember 17, 19863–4@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)6–21–4
32WDecember 19, 19863–2Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)7–21–4
33LDecember 20, 19864–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)7–22–4
34WDecember 23, 19862–1Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)8–22–4
35TDecember 26, 19863–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)8–22–5
36LDecember 28, 19861–4Calgary Flames (1986–87)8–23–5
37WDecember 31, 19865–2Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)9–23–5
38LJanuary 2, 19873–6Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)9–24–5
39WJanuary 4, 19877–2Quebec 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 OTMontreal Canadiens (1986–87)12–25–6
44LJanuary 17, 19872–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)12–26–6
45WJanuary 18, 19876–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1986–87)13–26–6
46LJanuary 20, 19870–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)13–27–6
47LJanuary 23, 19872–3Washington 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, 19874–7Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)14–30–6
51WJanuary 30, 19873–1Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)15–30–6
52WFebruary 1, 19876–1Detroit 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, 19877–4Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)18–31–6
56WFebruary 14, 19875–1@ New York Islanders (1986–87)19–31–6
57WFebruary 18, 19874–3Boston Bruins (1986–87)20–31–6
58WFebruary 20, 19876–3@ New York Rangers (1986–87)21–31–6
59WFebruary 22, 19875–3Hartford Whalers (1986–87)22–31–6
60LFebruary 24, 19873–6New York Rangers (1986–87)22–32–6
61WFebruary 26, 19874–3St. Louis Blues (1986–87)23–32–6
62LFebruary 28, 19871–5@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)23–33–6
63LMarch 1, 19872–4Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)23–34–6
64LMarch 3, 19872–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)23–35–6
65WMarch 5, 19876–4New Jersey Devils (1986–87)24–35–6
66TMarch 7, 19875–5 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)24–35–7
67WMarch 8, 19875–1Quebec 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, 19872–3Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)26–39–7
73WMarch 22, 19873–2Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)27–39–7
74LMarch 24, 19875–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)27–40–7
75LMarch 26, 19873–5Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)27–41–7
76LMarch 28, 19873–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)27–42–7
77LMarch 29, 19872–3Edmonton 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, 19876–0Hartford Whalers (1986–87)28–44–8

Playoffs

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

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
15Shawn Anderson CanadaCanadian National Development Team
226Greg Brown United StatesSt. Mark's School (ISL)
347Bob Corkum United StatesUniversity of Maine (Hockey East)
356Kevin Kerr CanadaWindsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
468David Baseggio CanadaYale University (ECAC)
589Larry Rooney United StatesThayer Academy (ISL)
6110Miguel Baldris CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7131Mike Hartman United StatesNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
8152Francois Guay CanadaLaval Titan (QMJHL)
9173Sean Whitham CanadaProvidence College (Hockey East)
10194Kenton Rein CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
11215Troy Arndt CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
S2Jeff Capello CanadaUniversity of Vermont (Hockey East)
S3John Cullen CanadaBoston University (Hockey East)

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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