4–5

Final / OT

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 13-13-5 before this game

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

Sabres at Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs beat Sabres 5–4 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena on December 20, 1986.

🗓 Sat, Dec 20, 1986 · 19:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Russ Courtnall

2 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Rick Vaive

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Chris Kotsopoulos

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Russ Courtnall Go-ahead 1st · 04:57

Assists: Gary Leeman

0–1

⚔️ Paul Brydges Tying 1st · 10:42

Assists: Joe Reekie

1–1

⚔️ Paul Cyr Go-ahead 1st · 14:01

Assists: Mike Foligno, Christian Ruuttu

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Mike Ramsey PP 2nd · 02:33

Assists: Phil Housley, John Tucker

3–1

🍁 Rick Vaive PP 2nd · 05:19

Assists: Chris Kotsopoulos, Al Iafrate

3–2

🍁 Russ Courtnall SH Tying 2nd · 08:13

Unassisted

3–3

3rd period

🍁 Chris Kotsopoulos Go-ahead 3rd · 19:26

Assists: Borje Salming, Tom Fergus

3–4

⚔️ Mike Ramsey Tying 3rd · 19:56

Assists: John Tucker

4–4

Overtime

🍁 Steve Thomas Go-ahead OT · 04:55

Assists: Rick Vaive, Rick Lanz

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TOR🍁

26 Shots on goal 33

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

48 Penalty minutes 59

BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26) TOR shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 64:48 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Allan Bester

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 64:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 9-19-4 (28% win rate, 32 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 13-13-5 (42% win rate, 31 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Oct 11, 1986

⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR

5–5 (OT) · Sabres won

2–3 (OT) · Maple Leafs won

Nov 17, 1985

🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF

5–3 · Maple Leafs won

Apr 6, 1985

⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR

5–2 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs TOR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Maple Leafs on December 20, 1986?

Maple Leafs won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Mike Ramsey (2), Paul Brydges, Paul Cyr.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Russ Courtnall (2), Chris Kotsopoulos, Rick Vaive, Steve Thomas.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Allan Bester made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Maple Leafs season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 19

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 18

Also on December 20, 1986

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