7–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	5	1	7
BOS	1	0	0	1

Sabres at Bruins

Sabres beat Bruins 7–1 at TD Garden on November 2, 1986.

🗓 Sun, Nov 2, 1986 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Clark Gillies

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ruuttu

3 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Wilf Paiement

2 G

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Charlie Simmer Go-ahead 1st · 12:25

Assists: Ken Linseman, Bill Ranford

0–1

⚔️ Wilf Paiement Tying 1st · 17:37

Assists: John Tucker, Phil Housley

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault Go-ahead 2nd · 00:10

Unassisted

2–1

⚔️ Phil Housley 2nd · 01:07

Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Clark Gillies

3–1

⚔️ Wilf Paiement 2nd · 01:46

Assists: Mike Ramsey

4–1

⚔️ Clark Gillies 2nd · 10:21

Assists: Christian Ruuttu

5–1

⚔️ Clark Gillies 2nd · 17:35

Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Mike Foligno

6–1

3rd period

⚔️ Ken Priestlay PP 3rd · 14:00

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Mike Ramsey

7–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 35

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

33 Penalty minutes 34

BUF shooting 22.6% (7/31) BOS shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 30:21 TOI

Doug Keans

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 29:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 5-5-1 (45% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 6–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

6–6 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BUF vs BOS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Bruins on November 2, 1986?

Sabres won 7–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Bruins?

The final score was Sabres 7, Bruins 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Clark Gillies (2), Wilf Paiement (2), Gilbert Perreault, Ken Priestlay, Phil Housley.

Who scored for Bruins?

Charlie Simmer.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Bruins season series?

Sabres 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

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