7–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	4	3	0	7
BUF	3	3	0	6

Canucks at Sabres

Canucks beat Sabres 7–6 at KeyBank Center on November 7, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Nov 7, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Stan Smyl

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Patrik Sundstrom

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Tony Tanti

3 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Rich Sutter Go-ahead 1st · 00:47

Assists: Patrik Sundstrom, Tony Tanti

1–0

⚔️ Mike Ramsey PP Tying 1st · 02:22

Assists: Mike Foligno, Christian Ruuttu

1–1

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 03:18

Assists: Uwe Krupp

1–2

🐋 Stan Smyl Tying 1st · 03:44

Assists: Dave Lowry, Dave Richter

2–2

🐋 Rich Sutter Go-ahead 1st · 09:09

Assists: Tony Tanti, Patrik Sundstrom

3–2

🐋 Patrik Sundstrom PP 1st · 14:36

Assists: Tony Tanti, Michel Petit

4–2

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP 1st · 17:18

Assists: John Tucker, Phil Housley

4–3

2nd period

⚔️ Wilf Paiement Tying 2nd · 02:22

Assists: John Tucker, Dave Andreychuk

4–4

🐋 Barry Pederson Go-ahead 2nd · 02:57

Assists: Stan Smyl, Petri Skriko

5–4

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault Tying 2nd · 08:35

Assists: Ken Priestlay, Bill Hajt

5–5

⚔️ Ken Priestlay PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:44

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, John Tucker

5–6

🐋 Craig Coxe PP Tying 2nd · 13:29

Assists: Rick Lanz, Wendell Young

6–6

🐋 Stan Smyl Go-ahead 2nd · 19:15

Assists: Petri Skriko

7–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 35

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

14 Penalty minutes 10

VAN shooting 25.0% (7/28) BUF shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Wendell Young

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

Richard Brodeur

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–3

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 7–6

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ VAN vs BUF, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sabres on November 7, 1986?

Canucks won 7–6.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Sabres?

The final score was Canucks 7, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Canucks?

Rich Sutter (2), Stan Smyl (2), Barry Pederson, Craig Coxe, Patrik Sundstrom.

Who scored for Sabres?

Gilbert Perreault (2), Dave Andreychuk, Ken Priestlay, Mike Ramsey, Wilf Paiement.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Wendell Young made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is Canucks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Sabres season series?

Canucks 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Nov 5

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 5

Also on November 7, 1986

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