7–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	2	3	2	7
BUF	1	1	1	3

Penguins at Sabres

Penguins beat Sabres 7–3 at KeyBank Center on October 17, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Oct 17, 1986 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

3 G, 2 A

6 shots · +4

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Terry Ruskowski

4 A

1 shots · +5

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Craig Simpson

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 06:50

Assists: Phil Housley, Paul Cyr

0–1

🐧 Rod Buskas Tying 1st · 11:39

Assists: Terry Ruskowski, Ron Duguay

1–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 15:30

Assists: Ron Duguay, Terry Ruskowski

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Mike Hartman Tying 2nd · 05:01

Assists: Mike Ramsey

2–2

🐧 John Chabot Go-ahead 2nd · 06:17

Assists: Bob Errey, Dave Hannan

3–2

🐧 Craig Simpson 2nd · 11:21

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Terry Ruskowski

4–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 2nd · 16:58

Assists: Craig Simpson, Warren Young

5–2

3rd period

🐧 Craig Simpson 3rd · 02:07

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Terry Ruskowski

6–2

⚔️ Christian Ruuttu 3rd · 05:33

Assists: Jim Korn, Doug Smith

6–3

🐧 Mario Lemieux 3rd · 07:09

Assists: Doug Bodger

7–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 29

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

37 Penalty minutes 39

PIT shooting 21.2% (7/33) BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Roberto Romano

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ PIT vs BUF, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sabres on October 17, 1986?

Penguins won 7–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sabres?

The final score was Penguins 7, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (3), Craig Simpson (2), John Chabot, Rod Buskas.

Who scored for Sabres?

Christian Ruuttu, Gilbert Perreault, Mike Hartman.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Roberto Romano made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Sabres season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 14

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 17, 1986

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