2–5

Final

QUE leads 3–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	1	0	2
QUE	1	2	2	5

Sabres at Nordiques — First Round Game 1

Nordiques, First Round Game 1, beat Sabres 5–2 on April 10, 1985.

🗓 Wed, Apr 10, 1985 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1984-85 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BUF vs QUE · QUE leads 3–2 Full series →

Game 1

2–5

Final · QUE

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚜️ QUE

Wilf Paiement

2 G

3 shots · +2

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Michel Goulet

1 G, 1 A

9 shots · +2

3rd star ⚜️ QUE

Mario Marois

2 A

6 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚜️ Alain Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:28

Assists: Brent Ashton, Mario Marois

0–1

⚔️ Paul Cyr Tying 1st · 12:19

Assists: John Tucker, Mike Foligno

1–1

2nd period

⚜️ Michel Goulet Go-ahead 2nd · 11:55

Assists: Mario Marois, Mark Kumpel

1–2

⚜️ Anton Stastny 2nd · 13:39

Assists: Peter Stastny

1–3

⚔️ Ric Seiling 2nd · 19:02

Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Lindy Ruff

2–3

3rd period

⚜️ Wilf Paiement 3rd · 04:02

Assists: Brad Maxwell, Jean-Francois Sauve

2–4

⚜️ Wilf Paiement 3rd · 08:38

Assists: Michel Goulet, Paul Gillis

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF QUE⚜️

30 Shots on goal 39

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

18 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 6.7% (2/30) QUE shooting 12.8% (5/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Gosselin

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 45-25-10 (56% win rate, 80 games)

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 46-27-6 (58% win rate, 79 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs QUE, answered

Who won Sabres vs Nordiques on April 10, 1985?

Nordiques won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Nordiques?

The final score was Sabres 2, Nordiques 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Paul Cyr, Ric Seiling.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Wilf Paiement (2), Alain Lemieux, Anton Stastny, Michel Goulet.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Gosselin made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

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Previous game · Apr 7

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Previous game · Apr 7

Also on April 10, 1985

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