1984–85 Buffalo Sabres season

1984–85 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Adams
1984–85 record	38–28–14
Team information
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Gilbert Perreault

Regular Season

Final Standings

Adams Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Montreal Canadiens	80	41	27	12	309	262	94
Quebec Nordiques	80	41	30	9	323	275	91
Buffalo Sabres	80	38	28	14	290	237	90
Boston Bruins	80	36	34	10	303	287	82
Hartford Whalers	80	30	41	9	268	318	69

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

Game Log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 11, 1984	4–3	Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)	1–0–0
2	L	October 13, 1984	3–4 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85)	1–1–0
3	W	October 14, 1984	6–4	Detroit Red Wings (1984–85)	2–1–0
4	L	October 17, 1984	1–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85)	2–2–0
5	W	October 19, 1984	5–4	Quebec Nordiques (1984–85)	3–2–0
6	W	October 21, 1984	8–6	Minnesota North Stars (1984–85)	4–2–0
7	L	October 25, 1984	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)	4–3–0
8	L	October 26, 1984	3–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85)	4–4–0
9	W	October 28, 1984	6–2	Calgary Flames (1984–85)	5–4–0
10	T	October 31, 1984	3–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85)	5–4–1
11	W	November 2, 1984	8–1	Hartford Whalers (1984–85)	6–4–1
12	T	November 3, 1984	4–4 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85)	6–4–2
13	W	November 7, 1984	9–6	@ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85)	7–4–2
14	L	November 9, 1984	2–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85)	7–5–2
15	L	November 11, 1984	2–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85)	7–6–2
16	W	November 14, 1984	4–2	Boston Bruins (1984–85)	8–6–2
17	W	November 16, 1984	3–2	Washington Capitals (1984–85)	9–6–2
18	L	November 17, 1984	2–3	@ Washington Capitals (1984–85)	9–7–2
19	L	November 21, 1984	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1984–85)	9–8–2
20	L	November 23, 1984	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85)	9–9–2
21	L	November 24, 1984	3–6	@ New York Islanders (1984–85)	9–10–2
22	T	November 27, 1984	2–2 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85)	9–10–3
23	T	November 30, 1984	2–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)	9–10–4
24	L	December 1, 1984	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)	9–11–4
25	T	December 5, 1984	3–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1984–85)	9–11–5
26	W	December 8, 1984	3–1	@ Boston Bruins (1984–85)	10–11–5
27	T	December 9, 1984	4–4 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1984–85)	10–11–6
28	T	December 12, 1984	2–2 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85)	10–11–7
29	T	December 14, 1984	4–4 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1984–85)	10–11–8
30	T	December 16, 1984	2–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1984–85)	10–11–9
31	W	December 19, 1984	6–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85)	11–11–9
32	L	December 22, 1984	1–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85)	11–12–9
33	W	December 23, 1984	3–2	St. Louis Blues (1984–85)	12–12–9
34	W	December 26, 1984	6–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85)	13–12–9
35	W	December 28, 1984	4–0	Winnipeg Jets (1984–85)	14–12–9
36	W	December 29, 1984	2–1	@ New Jersey Devils (1984–85)	15–12–9
37	W	December 31, 1984	6–4	New Jersey Devils (1984–85)	16–12–9
38	W	January 4, 1985	7–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85)	17–12–9
39	W	January 5, 1985	7–3	@ New York Islanders (1984–85)	18–12–9
40	T	January 8, 1985	4–4 OT	Hartford Whalers (1984–85)	18–12–10
41	W	January 10, 1985	3–0	@ Boston Bruins (1984–85)	19–12–10
42	T	January 12, 1985	1–1 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)	19–12–11
43	L	January 13, 1985	4–5	Edmonton Oilers (1984–85)	19–13–11
44	T	January 16, 1985	2–2 OT	@ New York Rangers (1984–85)	19–13–12
45	W	January 18, 1985	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85)	20–13–12
46	W	January 19, 1985	2–0	@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85)	21–13–12
47	W	January 22, 1985	3–2	New York Rangers (1984–85)	22–13–12
48	L	January 24, 1985	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1984–85)	22–14–12
49	L	January 25, 1985	2–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85)	22–15–12
50	W	January 27, 1985	3–2	Quebec Nordiques (1984–85)	23–15–12
51	W	January 30, 1985	6–2	Boston Bruins (1984–85)	24–15–12
52	W	February 2, 1985	6–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85)	25–15–12
53	W	February 3, 1985	6–1	Calgary Flames (1984–85)	26–15–12
54	W	February 6, 1985	3–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85)	27–15–12
55	W	February 9, 1985	6–1	@ Calgary Flames (1984–85)	28–15–12
56	L	February 15, 1985	3–4 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)	28–16–12
57	W	February 16, 1985	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)	29–16–12
58	L	February 18, 1985	4–6	Edmonton Oilers (1984–85)	29–17–12
59	L	February 22, 1985	1–4	St. Louis Blues (1984–85)	29–18–12
60	L	February 24, 1985	2–4	Los Angeles Kings (1984–85)	29–19–12
61	W	February 26, 1985	4–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1984–85)	30–19–12
62	L	February 27, 1985	1–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1984–85)	30–20–12
63	W	March 2, 1985	4–0	@ Washington Capitals (1984–85)	31–20–12
64	L	March 3, 1985	2–3	New York Islanders (1984–85)	31–21–12
65	W	March 5, 1985	6–3	Hartford Whalers (1984–85)	32–21–12
66	W	March 8, 1985	7–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85)	33–21–12
67	T	March 10, 1985	4–4 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85)	33–21–13
68	L	March 13, 1985	4–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85)	33–22–13
69	T	March 15, 1985	4–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85)	33–22–14
70	L	March 17, 1985	3–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85)	33–23–14
71	L	March 20, 1985	4–5	Vancouver Canucks (1984–85)	33–24–14
72	W	March 22, 1985	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85)	34–24–14
73	L	March 24, 1985	3–4 OT	Boston Bruins (1984–85)	34–25–14
74	L	March 26, 1985	3–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85)	34–26–14
75	W	March 30, 1985	2–1	@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85)	35–26–14
76	W	March 31, 1985	3–1	Quebec Nordiques (1984–85)	36–26–14
77	W	April 2, 1985	2–1	Hartford Whalers (1984–85)	37–26–14
78	L	April 4, 1985	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1984–85)	37–27–14
79	W	April 6, 1985	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85)	38–27–14
80	L	April 7, 1985	4–5	Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)	38–28–14

See Also

• 1984–85 NHL season