Eastern · Atlantic
1985–86 Buffalo Sabres
37-37-0, 80 pts
2026–272025–262024–252023–242022–232021–222020–212019–202018–192017–182016–172015–162014–152013–142012–132011–122010–112009–102008–092007–082006–072005–062003–042002–032001–022000–011999–001998–991997–981996–97
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Andreychuk | L | 79 | 35 | 49 | 84 | +4 | 61 | 12 | 221 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 78 | 41 | 38 | 79 | +26 | 168 | 7 | 222 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tucker | R | 74 | 30 | 34 | 64 | +3 | 39 | 8 | 142 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Housley | D | 78 | 14 | 47 | 61 | -10 | 54 | 6 | 175 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 71 | 20 | 38 | 58 | -12 | 28 | 5 | 162 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cyr | L | 70 | 20 | 31 | 51 | +2 | 120 | 4 | 150 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Hamel | L | 76 | 19 | 24 | 43 | -26 | 56 | 4 | 156 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 54 | 20 | 12 | 32 | +8 | 158 | 5 | 131 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 75 | 7 | 21 | 28 | +3 | 110 | 1 | 152 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannu Virta | D | 46 | 5 | 22 | 27 | +1 | 14 | 1 | 79 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dykstra | L | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | -1 | 104 | 1 | 69 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaetano Orlando | C | 60 | 13 | 12 | 25 | -6 | 29 | 1 | 68 | 19.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 68 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -4 | 74 | 0 | 83 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | C | 30 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +2 | 73 | 3 | 72 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Mckenna | R | 44 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 28 | 1 | 82 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 57 | 1 | 15 | 16 | +17 | 25 | 0 | 42 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | R | 49 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 | 0 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Normand Lacombe | R | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +7 | 13 | 3 | 38 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Halkidis | D | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 115 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Andersson | R | 33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 25 | 4 | 55 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | C | 29 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fenyves | D | 46 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +13 | 37 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | D | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Gage | R | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 100 | 0 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Langevin | L | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Creighton | C | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal Davis | L | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hofford | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hajdu | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barrasso | 59 | 57 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 1746 | .880 | 3.59 | 2 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 15 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 425 | .887 | 3.32 | 1 |
| Daren Puppa | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 184 | .886 | 3.15 | 1 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | @ MNS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs DET | W 6–1 | Final |
| Oct 16 | @ MTL | W 6–0 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs WSH | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ WSH | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 23 | vs MTL | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs VAN | W 5–4 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs MNS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ CGY | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ EDM | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 2 | @ VAN | L 2–6 | Final |
| Nov 6 | vs WIN | W 7–3 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs STL | W 5–4 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs CGY | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 13 | vs BOS | W 6–4 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ QUE | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 17 | vs TOR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ HFD | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs QUE | W 7–5 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs MNS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 27 | @ DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs MTL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 30 | @ TOR | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 4 | @ STL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs PIT | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ BOS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 10 | @ QUE | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs HFD | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs QUE | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ NYI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ NYR | W 5–4 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ MTL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs NYR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | vs NYI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs BOS | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Jan 2 | @ DET | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 4 | @ BOS | L 0–4 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs LAK | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs TOR | W 9–7 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ PIT | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 15 | @ CHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs MTL | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 19 | @ NJD | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs WIN | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 25 | @ QUE | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ WIN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 2 | vs QUE | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ BOS | W 8–6 | Final |
| Feb 8 | @ HFD | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 9 | vs EDM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs PHI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ CGY | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 16 | @ EDM | L 5–7 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs HFD | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs NYI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 23 | vs WSH | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ PIT | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs QUE | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ QUE | W 8–4 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ PHI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ HFD | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs HFD | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 9 | vs NJD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ STL | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 12 | @ CHI | W 7–6 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ LAK | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs NJD | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 23 | vs LAK | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ PHI | W 1–0 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ BOS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 30 | vs BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ HFD | L 3–5 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs MTL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |