3–1

Final

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

Sabres at Whalers

Sabres beat Whalers 3–1 on February 4, 1987.

🗓 Wed, Feb 4, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Adam Creighton

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tom Kurvers

1 G

2 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Clark Gillies

1 G

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Tom Kurvers Go-ahead 2nd · 13:25

Assists: Mike Foligno, Dave Andreychuk · beat Mike Liut

1–0

3rd period

🐳 Ron Francis Tying 3rd · 09:32

Assists: John Anderson, Dana Murzyn · beat Tom Barrasso

1–1

⚔️ Clark Gillies Go-ahead 3rd · 11:21

Assists: Adam Creighton · beat Mike Liut

2–1

⚔️ Adam Creighton Empty net 3rd · 19:45

Assists: Lindy Ruff, Mike Ramsey

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF HFD🐳

33 Shots on goal 24

10 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 9.1% (3/33) HFD shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 18-26-8 (35% win rate, 52 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 29-20-4 (55% win rate, 53 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 4–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs HFD, answered

Who won Sabres vs Whalers on February 4, 1987?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Whalers?

The final score was Sabres 3, Whalers 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Creighton, Clark Gillies, Tom Kurvers.

Who scored for Whalers?

Ron Francis.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Whalers season series?

Whalers lead the season series 4–2 after 6 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

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🐳Whalers

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Also on February 4, 1987

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