5–6

Final

QUE leads 3–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	3	1	1	5
QUE	3	0	3	6

Sabres at Nordiques — First Round Game 5

Nordiques, First Round Game 5, beat Sabres 6–5 on April 16, 1985.

🗓 Tue, Apr 16, 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 5

5–6

Final · QUE

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

1 G, 3 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Jean-Francois Sauve

1 G, 2 A

2 shots

3rd star ⚜️ QUE

Peter Stastny

3 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

⚜️ Michel Goulet PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:17

Assists: Peter Stastny, Jean-Francois Sauve

0–1

⚔️ Lindy Ruff PP Tying 1st · 06:12

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Mike Ramsey

1–1

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:23

Assists: Phil Housley, Lindy Ruff

2–1

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault 1st · 14:36

Assists: Lindy Ruff, Ric Seiling

3–1

⚜️ Blake Wesley 1st · 17:08

Assists: Jean-Francois Sauve, Peter Stastny

3–2

⚜️ Jean-Francois Sauve Tying 1st · 19:18

Assists: Alain Cote, Paul Gillis

3–3

2nd period

⚔️ Ric Seiling Go-ahead 2nd · 05:06

Assists: Lindy Ruff, Gilbert Perreault

4–3

3rd period

⚔️ Phil Housley 3rd · 01:27

Assists: John Tucker, Dave Andreychuk

5–3

⚜️ Alain Cote 3rd · 11:02

Assists: Paul Gillis

5–4

⚜️ Randy Moller Tying 3rd · 12:06

Assists: Peter Stastny, Mario Gosselin

5–5

⚜️ Brent Ashton Go-ahead 3rd · 18:51

Unassisted

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF QUE⚜️

23 Shots on goal 34

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

10 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 21.7% (5/23) QUE shooting 17.6% (6/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:29 TOI

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Gosselin

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–3

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 47-27-10 (56% win rate, 84 games)

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 48-29-6 (58% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ BUF vs QUE, answered

Who won Sabres vs Nordiques on April 16, 1985?

Nordiques won 6–5.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Nordiques?

The final score was Sabres 5, Nordiques 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Gilbert Perreault (2), Lindy Ruff, Phil Housley, Ric Seiling.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Alain Cote, Blake Wesley, Brent Ashton, Jean-Francois Sauve, Michel Goulet, Randy Moller.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Gosselin made 0 saves on 5 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 14

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Previous game · Apr 14

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