🌌 Away North Stars 10-11-1 before this game

5–4

Final

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

North Stars at Sabres

North Stars beat Sabres 5–4 at KeyBank Center on December 2, 1986.

🗓 Tue, Dec 2, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 North Stars lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌌 MNS

Kent Nilsson

2 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🌌 MNS

Dennis Maruk

2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🌌 MNS

Keith Acton

2 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk Go-ahead 1st · 02:40

Assists: Mike Foligno, John Tucker

0–1

🌌 Kent Nilsson PP Tying 1st · 08:24

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Craig Hartsburg

1–1

🌌 Willi Plett Go-ahead 1st · 12:03

Assists: Keith Acton

2–1

🌌 Frantisek Musil 1st · 12:50

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Kent Nilsson

3–1

2nd period

⚔️ Wilf Paiement PP 2nd · 05:26

Assists: Phil Housley, Mike Ramsey

3–2

⚔️ Phil Housley PP Tying 2nd · 08:22

Assists: Tom Kurvers

3–3

🌌 Kent Nilsson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:47

Assists: Ron Wilson, Keith Acton

4–3

⚔️ Christian Ruuttu Tying 2nd · 15:32

Assists: Normand Lacombe, Tom Kurvers

4–4

3rd period

🌌 Gordie Roberts Go-ahead 3rd · 09:31

Assists: Kent Nilsson, Dennis Maruk

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌌MNS BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 39

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

14 Penalty minutes 8

MNS shooting 16.1% (5/31) BUF shooting 10.3% (4/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌌North Stars

Don Beaupre

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:15 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 2nd: 10-11-1 (45% win rate, 22 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 6-13-4 (26% win rate, 23 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 25, 1985

🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF

4–3 · North Stars won

❓ MNS vs BUF, answered

Who won North Stars vs Sabres on December 2, 1986?

North Stars won 5–4.

What was the final score of North Stars vs Sabres?

The final score was North Stars 5, Sabres 4.

Who scored for North Stars?

Kent Nilsson (2), Frantisek Musil, Gordie Roberts, Willi Plett.

Who scored for Sabres?

Christian Ruuttu, Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley, Wilf Paiement.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Don Beaupre made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the North Stars vs Sabres season series?

North Stars 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

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Nov 29

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 29

Also on December 2, 1986

North Stars season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule