5–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	3	0	2	5
BUF	0	2	2	4

Whalers at Sabres

Whalers beat Sabres 5–4 at KeyBank Center on October 24, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Oct 24, 1986 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

John Tucker

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · -2

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Dineen

2 G

3 shots

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Dana Murzyn

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Scot Kleinendorst Go-ahead 1st · 11:05

Assists: Doug Jarvis

1–0

🐳 Kevin Dineen 1st · 12:54

Assists: Dana Murzyn, Ron Francis

2–0

🐳 Dana Murzyn 1st · 15:29

Assists: Dean Evason, Ulf Samuelsson

3–0

2nd period

⚔️ John Tucker 2nd · 04:18

Assists: Mike Ramsey, Dave Andreychuk

3–1

⚔️ Wilf Paiement 2nd · 17:21

Assists: Gaetano Orlando, Bob Halkidis

3–2

3rd period

🐳 Dave Barr 3rd · 02:59

Assists: Ray Ferraro

4–2

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault PP 3rd · 07:21

Assists: John Tucker

4–3

🐳 Kevin Dineen 3rd · 14:22

Assists: Ron Francis, Joel Quenneville

5–3

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk 3rd · 19:45

Assists: Jim Korn, John Tucker

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 32

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

19 Penalty minutes 29

HFD shooting 14.7% (5/34) BUF shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 39:17 TOI

Tom Barrasso

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ HFD vs BUF, answered

Who won Whalers vs Sabres on October 24, 1986?

Whalers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Sabres?

The final score was Whalers 5, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Whalers?

Kevin Dineen (2), Dana Murzyn, Dave Barr, Scot Kleinendorst.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dave Andreychuk, Gilbert Perreault, John Tucker, Wilf Paiement.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 2 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?

Whalers 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

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