Eastern · Atlantic
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres
28-44-0, 64 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 | 76 | 25 | 47 | 72 | -1 | 44 | 13 | 253 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Housley | D | 77 | 21 | 45 | 66 | +2 | 57 | 8 | 200 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Ruuttu | C | 75 | 21 | 43 | 64 | +8 | 62 | 3 | 166 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 74 | 30 | 29 | 59 | +15 | 176 | 11 | 183 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tucker | R | 53 | 17 | 34 | 51 | -3 | 21 | 4 | 102 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | C | 61 | 16 | 24 | 40 | -19 | 104 | 7 | 156 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Creighton | C | 56 | 18 | 22 | 40 | +5 | 26 | 6 | 109 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 79 | 8 | 31 | 39 | -1 | 109 | 2 | 153 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | R | 55 | 20 | 17 | 37 | +3 | 104 | 2 | 117 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cyr | L | 72 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -13 | 122 | 0 | 130 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | L | 60 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 105 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Arniel | L | 62 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -1 | 57 | 0 | 90 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kurvers | D | 55 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -13 | 22 | 1 | 71 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -14 | 74 | 0 | 95 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Priestlay | C | 33 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +5 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 19 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | D | 51 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 158 | 0 | 35 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Anderson | D | 40 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +2 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Normand Lacombe | R | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaetano Orlando | C | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Logan | R | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 31.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | R | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 56 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +6 | 82 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hartman | L | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 69 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Parker | R | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uwe Krupp | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 23 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | C | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Brydges | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Andersson | R | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Ferner | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Halkidis | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dykstra | L | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 179 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fenyves | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hofford | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Trapp | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hajdu | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barrasso | 45 | 43 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 1174 | .873 | 3.68 | 2 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 40 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1037 | .869 | 3.78 | 0 |
| Daren Puppa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | .835 | 4.24 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | @ TOR | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Oct 12 | vs CGY | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 15 | vs MTL | T 0–0 | Final/OT |
| Oct 17 | vs PIT | L 3–7 | Final |
| Oct 18 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ PIT | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Oct 24 | vs HFD | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ HFD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 29 | @ MTL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ NJD | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 2 | @ BOS | W 7–1 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs BOS | W 8–3 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs VAN | L 6–7 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs NYI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ NYR | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 15 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 19 | vs BOS | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 21 | vs QUE | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ QUE | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ HFD | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 28 | vs BOS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ BOS | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs MNS | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs STL | L 5–6 | Final |
| Dec 6 | @ NJD | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ DET | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Dec 10 | @ CHI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ QUE | L 0–7 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs HFD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ HFD | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs MTL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ TOR | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Dec 23 | vs PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 28 | vs CGY | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs CHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs WIN | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs QUE | W 7–2 | Final |
| Jan 7 | @ WIN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ MNS | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Jan 10 | @ LAK | W 8–5 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs MTL | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 17 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 18 | vs EDM | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Jan 20 | @ MNS | L 0–5 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs WSH | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ WSH | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 26 | @ BOS | L 2–6 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs PHI | L 4–7 | Final |
| Jan 30 | vs QUE | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs DET | W 6–1 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ HFD | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 7 | @ QUE | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 8 | vs CHI | W 7–4 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ NYI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 18 | vs BOS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ NYR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 22 | vs HFD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs NYR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs STL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 28 | @ BOS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs VAN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ PHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs NJD | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ QUE | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Mar 8 | vs QUE | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ LAK | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ VAN | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ EDM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 17 | @ CGY | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs DET | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs TOR | L 5–6 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs LAK | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ MTL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs EDM | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ STL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Apr 4 | @ NYI | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Apr 5 | vs HFD | W 6–0 | Final |