3–4

Final

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

Sabres at Whalers

Whalers beat Sabres 4–3 on December 17, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Dec 17, 1986 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Dave Semenko

2 G

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Mike McEwen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Dean Evason

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Tom Kurvers Go-ahead 2nd · 01:49

Assists: Paul Cyr, Christian Ruuttu

1–0

⚔️ John Tucker 2nd · 05:23

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Steve Dykstra

2–0

🐳 Dean Evason 2nd · 10:25

Assists: Paul Lawless, Mike McEwen

2–1

🐳 Dave Semenko Tying 2nd · 14:52

Assists: Dean Evason, Kevin Dineen

2–2

3rd period

🐳 Dave Semenko Go-ahead 3rd · 07:45

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Ron Francis

2–3

🐳 Mike McEwen 3rd · 11:19

Unassisted

2–4

⚔️ Tom Kurvers 3rd · 16:51

Assists: Uwe Krupp

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF HFD🐳

19 Shots on goal 29

36 Penalty minutes 26

BUF shooting 15.8% (3/19) HFD shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:04 TOI

🐳Whalers

Steve Weeks

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 8-18-4 (27% win rate, 30 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 15-9-3 (56% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 8-18-4 (27% win rate, 30 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 15-9-3 (56% win rate, 27 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs HFD, answered

Who won Sabres vs Whalers on December 17, 1986?

Whalers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Whalers?

The final score was Sabres 3, Whalers 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tom Kurvers (2), John Tucker.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dave Semenko (2), Dean Evason, Mike McEwen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Whalers season series?

Whalers lead the season series 4–1 after 5 games.

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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 14

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 17, 1986

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