⚔️ Away Sabres 26-31-8 before this game
5–5
Final / OT
⚜️ Home Nordiques 27-30-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
BUF 04105
QUE 32005

Sabres at Nordiques

Sabres beat Nordiques 5–5 in overtime on March 7, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Mar 7, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Nordiques lead the season series 4–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚜️ QUE
Michel Goulet
1 G, 3 A
5 shots
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Christian Ruuttu
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Mark Napier
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
⚜️ Michel Goulet PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:15
Assists: John Ogrodnick, Risto Siltanen · beat Tom Barrasso
0–1
⚜️ Peter Stastny PP 1st · 16:29
Assists: Jean-Francois Sauve, Michel Goulet · beat Tom Barrasso
0–2
⚜️ Mike Eagles 1st · 17:29
Assists: Paul Gillis · beat Tom Barrasso
0–3
2nd period
⚔️ Don Lever PP 2nd · 02:27
Assists: Mark Napier, Richie Dunn · beat Clint Malarchuk
1–3
⚔️ Paul Cyr 2nd · 04:37
Assists: Scott Arniel, Doug Smith · beat Clint Malarchuk
2–3
⚜️ John Ogrodnick PP 2nd · 07:12
Assists: Michel Goulet, Peter Stastny · beat Tom Barrasso
2–4
⚔️ Mark Napier 2nd · 10:19
Assists: Lee Fogolin, Christian Ruuttu · beat Clint Malarchuk
3–4
⚜️ Lane Lambert 2nd · 14:55
Assists: Michel Goulet, Dale Hunter · beat Jacques Cloutier
3–5
⚔️ Phil Housley PP 2nd · 18:01
Assists: Christian Ruuttu · beat Clint Malarchuk
4–5
3rd period
⚔️ Christian Ruuttu Tying 3rd · 00:37
Assists: Mike Foligno, Lee Fogolin · beat Clint Malarchuk
5–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF QUE⚜️
41 Shots on goal 36
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
21 Penalty minutes 21
BUF shooting 12.2% (5/41) QUE shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Jacques Cloutier
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 37:00 TOI
Tom Barrasso
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 28:00 TOI
⚜️Nordiques
Clint Malarchuk
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Nordiques
Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 4–5
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Nordiques
Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Nordiques lead the season series 4–3 Full head-to-head →
Feb 7, 1987
⚔️BUF @ ⚜️QUE
2–5 · Nordiques won
Jan 30, 1987
⚜️QUE @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won
Jan 4, 1987
⚜️QUE @ ⚔️BUF
2–7 · Sabres won
Dec 13, 1986
⚔️BUF @ ⚜️QUE
0–7 · Nordiques won
Nov 22, 1986
⚔️BUF @ ⚜️QUE
1–3 · Nordiques won

❓ BUF vs QUE, answered

Who won Sabres vs Nordiques on March 7, 1987?

Sabres won 5–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Nordiques?

The final score was Sabres 5, Nordiques 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Christian Ruuttu, Don Lever, Mark Napier, Paul Cyr, Phil Housley.

Who scored for Nordiques?

John Ogrodnick, Lane Lambert, Michel Goulet, Mike Eagles, Peter Stastny.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Nordiques season series?

Nordiques lead the season series 4–3 after 7 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 · Mar 5
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
4–6 · BUF won
Next game · Mar 8
⚜️QUE @ ⚔️BUF
1–5 · BUF won
⚜️Nordiques
Previous game · Mar 3
🐧PIT @ ⚜️QUE
8–1 · PIT won
Next game · Mar 8
⚜️QUE @ ⚔️BUF
1–5 · BUF won
Also on March 7, 1987
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
2–3 final
🪶CHI @ 😈NJD
4–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🐳HFD
3–5 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM
3–5 final
🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR
2–7 final
🐧PIT @ 🌌MNS
7–3 final
🐙DET @ 🎵STL
3–5 final
Sabres season page Nordiques season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule