🗽 Away Rangers 28-35-11 before this game

2–3

Final

⚔️ Home Sabres 40-23-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	1	0	2
BUF	2	0	1	3

Rangers at Sabres

Sabres beat Rangers 3–2 at KeyBank Center on March 27, 1985.

🗓 Wed, Mar 27, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Phil Housley

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Gilbert Perreault

1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Jim Wiemer Go-ahead 1st · 00:09

Unassisted · beat Bob Sauve

1–0

⚔️ Lindy Ruff PP Tying 1st · 08:19

Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Phil Housley · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

1–1

⚔️ Phil Housley Go-ahead 1st · 09:46

Assists: Paul Cyr, David Fenyves · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

1–2

2nd period

🗽 Mark Pavelich PP Tying 2nd · 15:17

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Anders Hedberg · beat Bob Sauve

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Phil Housley Go-ahead 3rd · 07:26

Unassisted · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

17 Shots on goal 31

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

4 Penalty minutes 4

NYR shooting 11.8% (2/17) BUF shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:41 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 28-35-11 (38% win rate, 74 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 40-23-10 (55% win rate, 73 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 16, 1985

⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on March 27, 1985?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jim Wiemer, Mark Pavelich.

Who scored for Sabres?

Phil Housley (2), Lindy Ruff.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 26

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 26

Also on March 27, 1985

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