🪶 Away Blackhawks 16-18-4 before this game

2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	0	1	1	2
BUF	3	1	1	5

Blackhawks at Sabres

Sabres beat Blackhawks 5–2 at KeyBank Center on December 31, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Smith

2 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tom Kurvers

2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Wilf Paiement

2 A

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Doug Smith Go-ahead 1st · 06:26

Assists: Wilf Paiement, Shawn Anderson · beat Bob Sauve

0–1

⚔️ Adam Creighton 1st · 13:13

Assists: Jeff Parker · beat Bob Sauve

0–2

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk 1st · 18:26

Assists: Tom Kurvers, Mike Ramsey · beat Bob Sauve

0–3

2nd period

⚔️ Robert Logan 2nd · 06:54

Assists: John Tucker, Tom Kurvers · beat Bob Sauve

0–4

🪶 Curt Fraser 2nd · 08:00

Assists: Keith Brown, Troy Murray · beat Tom Barrasso

1–4

3rd period

🪶 Dave Manson 3rd · 02:50

Assists: Steve Ludzik · beat Tom Barrasso

2–4

⚔️ Doug Smith 3rd · 03:20

Assists: Paul Cyr, Wilf Paiement · beat Bob Sauve

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 41

23 Penalty minutes 19

CHI shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 12.2% (5/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Bob Sauve

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ CHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on December 31, 1986?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Sabres?

The final score was Blackhawks 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Curt Fraser, Dave Manson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Doug Smith (2), Adam Creighton, Dave Andreychuk, Robert Logan.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Sabres 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 30

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 31, 1986

Blackhawks season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule