6–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	3	1	2	6
HFD	1	2	2	5

Sabres at Whalers

Sabres beat Whalers 6–5 on March 1, 1983.

🗓 Tue, Mar 1, 1983 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Blaine Stoughton

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dale McCourt

2 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Paul Cyr

2 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Doug Sulliman Go-ahead 1st · 00:18

Assists: Ray Neufeld, Mark Johnson

0–1

⚔️ Dale McCourt Tying 1st · 15:40

Assists: Tony McKegney, Lindy Ruff

1–1

⚔️ Gilles Hamel Go-ahead 1st · 16:13

Assists: Phil Housley, David Fenyves

2–1

⚔️ Paul Cyr PP 1st · 18:01

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Mal Davis

3–1

2nd period

⚔️ Paul Cyr 2nd · 01:52

Assists: Mal Davis, Bill Hajt

4–1

🐳 Ron Francis 2nd · 10:23

Assists: Blaine Stoughton, Merlin Malinowski

4–2

🐳 Ray Neufeld 2nd · 14:45

Unassisted

4–3

3rd period

🐳 Ron Francis Tying 3rd · 02:07

Assists: Mark Renaud, Blaine Stoughton

4–4

⚔️ Dale McCourt Go-ahead 3rd · 06:38

Unassisted

5–4

⚔️ Mike Foligno 3rd · 06:54

Assists: Andre Savard, Brent Peterson

6–4

🐳 Blaine Stoughton 3rd · 13:43

Assists: Merlin Malinowski

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF HFD🐳

29 Shots on goal 30

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 20.7% (6/29) HFD shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Veisor

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 4–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs HFD, answered

Who won Sabres vs Whalers on March 1, 1983?

Sabres won 6–5.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Whalers?

The final score was Sabres 6, Whalers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dale McCourt (2), Paul Cyr (2), Gilles Hamel, Mike Foligno.

Who scored for Whalers?

Ron Francis (2), Blaine Stoughton, Doug Sulliman, Ray Neufeld.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Veisor made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Whalers season series?

Sabres lead the season series 4–2 after 6 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

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🐳Whalers

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