1986–87 Buffalo Sabres season

1986–87 Buffalo Sabres
Division	5th Adams
1986–87 record	28–44–8
Goals for	280
Goals against	308
Team information
General manager	Gerry Meehan
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Gilbert Perreault (Oct-Nov) Lindy Ruff (Nov-Apr)
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Mike Foligno (30)
Assists	Dave Andreychuk (48)
Points	Dave Andreychuk (73)
Penalty minutes	Steve Dykstra (179)
Wins	Tom Barrasso (17)
Goals against average	Tom Barrasso (3.65)

The 1986–87 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 17th season in the National Hockey League. The Sabres finished 5th in the Adams Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

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

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

Regular Season Results
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

Playoffs

• The Sabres did not win any awards this season.

Awards and Records

• The Sabres did not win any awards this season.

See Also

• 1986–87 NHL season