⚜️ Away Nordiques 18-17-5 before this game

2–7

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	0	1	1	2
BUF	4	2	1	7

Nordiques at Sabres

Sabres beat Nordiques 7–2 at KeyBank Center on January 4, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Jan 4, 1987 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Nordiques lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Adam Creighton

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Foligno

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Smith

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Mike Ramsey SH Go-ahead 1st · 04:43

Assists: Tom Kurvers · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–1

⚔️ John Tucker 1st · 07:20

Assists: Shawn Anderson, Wilf Paiement · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–2

⚔️ Mike Foligno 1st · 18:37

Assists: Adam Creighton, Scott Arniel · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–3

⚔️ Doug Smith 1st · 19:26

Assists: Jeff Parker, Shawn Anderson · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–4

2nd period

⚔️ Robert Logan PP 2nd · 04:45

Assists: Mike Foligno, Adam Creighton · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–5

⚔️ Adam Creighton 2nd · 09:17

Assists: Mike Foligno, Doug Smith · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–6

⚜️ Anton Stastny 2nd · 14:13

Assists: Peter Stastny, Mike Hough · beat Jacques Cloutier

1–6

3rd period

⚜️ Brent Ashton PP 3rd · 00:30

Assists: Michel Goulet, Peter Stastny · beat Jacques Cloutier

2–6

⚔️ Jeff Parker 3rd · 18:03

Assists: Clark Gillies, Jacques Cloutier · beat Mario Gosselin

2–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE BUF⚔️

42 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

17 Penalty minutes 33

QUE shooting 4.8% (2/42) BUF shooting 21.9% (7/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

Mario Gosselin

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–4

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–6

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Nordiques lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ QUE vs BUF, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Sabres on January 4, 1987?

Sabres won 7–2.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Sabres?

The final score was Nordiques 2, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Anton Stastny, Brent Ashton.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Creighton, Doug Smith, Jeff Parker, John Tucker, Mike Foligno, Mike Ramsey, Robert Logan.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Nordiques vs Sabres season series?

Nordiques lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Jan 3

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 4, 1987

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