1–2

Final

⚔️ Home Sabres 43-23-10 before this game

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

Whalers at Sabres

Sabres beat Whalers 2–1 at KeyBank Center on April 2, 1985.

🗓 Tue, Apr 2, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 7–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Ric Seiling

1 G

2 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

John Tucker

1 G

2 shots · -1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Gilbert Perreault

1 A

5 shots

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Kevin Dineen Go-ahead 1st · 11:47

Assists: Ulf Samuelsson, Greg Malone · beat Bob Sauve

1–0

⚔️ Ric Seiling Tying 1st · 14:47

Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Dave Maloney · beat Steve Weeks

1–1

3rd period

⚔️ John Tucker PP Go-ahead 3rd · 04:33

Assists: Mike Ramsey, Mike Foligno · beat Steve Weeks

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BUF⚔️

19 Shots on goal 28

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

20 Penalty minutes 21

HFD shooting 5.3% (1/19) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Steve Weeks

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:29 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 32-35-9 (42% win rate, 76 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 43-23-10 (57% win rate, 76 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 32-35-9 (42% win rate, 76 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 43-23-10 (57% win rate, 76 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 7–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Whalers won

Dec 12, 1984

⚔️BUF @ 🐳HFD

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ HFD vs BUF, answered

Who won Whalers vs Sabres on April 2, 1985?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Sabres?

The final score was Whalers 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Whalers?

Kevin Dineen.

Who scored for Sabres?

John Tucker, Ric Seiling.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 7–1 after 8 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

🐳Whalers

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