5–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 30-20-5 before this game

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

Sabres at Islanders

Sabres beat Islanders 5–1 at UBS Arena on February 14, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Feb 14, 1987 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Smith

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Adam Creighton

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Phil Housley

1 G

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Lindy Ruff Go-ahead 1st · 00:30

Assists: John Tucker, Tom Kurvers · beat Kelly Hrudey

1–0

⚔️ Adam Creighton 1st · 02:59

Assists: Shawn Anderson · beat Kelly Hrudey

2–0

🏝️ Denis Potvin PP 1st · 14:18

Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Tom Barrasso

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Clark Gillies 2nd · 02:41

Assists: Normand Lacombe, Adam Creighton · beat Kelly Hrudey

3–1

⚔️ Doug Smith PP 2nd · 14:39

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Christian Ruuttu · beat Kelly Hrudey

4–1

3rd period

⚔️ Phil Housley PP 3rd · 07:01

Assists: Doug Smith, Wilf Paiement · beat Billy Smith

5–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

27 Shots on goal 32

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 18.5% (5/27) NYI shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Billy Smith

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 19:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on February 14, 1987?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 5, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Creighton, Clark Gillies, Doug Smith, Lindy Ruff, Phil Housley.

Who scored for Islanders?

Denis Potvin.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Islanders 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 · Feb 8

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 7

Also on February 14, 1987

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