1–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	1	0	0	1
BUF	1	1	0	2

Flyers at Sabres

Sabres beat Flyers 2–1 at KeyBank Center on December 23, 1986.

🗓 Tue, Dec 23, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Smith

2 G

3 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Wilf Paiement

2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

1 A

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Doug Smith Go-ahead 1st · 02:50

Assists: Wilf Paiement, Lindy Ruff

0–1

🔔 Scott Mellanby Tying 1st · 05:23

Assists: Peter Zezel, Derrick Smith

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Doug Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 07:40

Assists: Wilf Paiement

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 30

4 Penalty minutes 6

PHI shooting 3.3% (1/30) BUF shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:24 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 27-7 (79% win rate, 34 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-19-5 (27% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ PHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Flyers vs Sabres on December 23, 1986?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Sabres?

The final score was Flyers 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Flyers?

Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Sabres?

Doug Smith (2).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 21

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 23, 1986

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