🏝️ Away Islanders 8-4-1 before this game

4–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	3	1	4
BUF	1	2	0	3

Islanders at Sabres

Islanders beat Sabres 4–3 at KeyBank Center on November 9, 1986.

🗓 Sun, Nov 9, 1986 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Tomas Jonsson

2 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Patrick Flatley

2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

2 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Mike Foligno PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:52

Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Clark Gillies

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Gaetano Orlando 2nd · 02:18

Assists: Ken Priestlay, Phil Housley

0–2

⚔️ Wilf Paiement 2nd · 03:00

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, John Tucker

0–3

🏝️ Tomas Jonsson 2nd · 08:48

Assists: Patrick Flatley, Brent Sutter

1–3

🏝️ Tomas Jonsson PP 2nd · 13:59

Assists: Patrick Flatley, Brent Sutter

2–3

🏝️ Steve Konroyd Tying 2nd · 15:40

Assists: Alan Kerr, Pat LaFontaine

3–3

3rd period

🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 3rd · 06:25

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Ken Morrow

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 21

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

15 Penalty minutes 17

NYI shooting 13.3% (4/30) BUF shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:13 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 8-4-1 (62% win rate, 13 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-7-2 (36% win rate, 14 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on November 9, 1986?

Islanders won 4–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Tomas Jonsson (2), Mike Bossy, Steve Konroyd.

Who scored for Sabres?

Gaetano Orlando, Mike Foligno, Wilf Paiement.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Sabres season series?

Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Nov 8

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 7

Also on November 9, 1986

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