⚜️ Away Nordiques 27-30-9 before this game

1–5

Final

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

Nordiques at Sabres

Sabres beat Nordiques 5–1 at KeyBank Center on March 8, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Mar 8, 1987 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 4–4 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Dave Andreychuk

1 G, 3 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ruuttu

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Foligno

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:20

Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Mike Ramsey · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–1

⚔️ Mike Foligno PP 1st · 17:58

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Mike Ramsey · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Christian Ruuttu 2nd · 01:23

Assists: Mike Foligno, Dave Andreychuk · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–3

⚔️ Christian Ruuttu 2nd · 06:40

Assists: Dave Andreychuk · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–4

⚔️ Mike Foligno PP 2nd · 19:27

Assists: Phil Housley, Doug Smith · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–5

3rd period

⚜️ Jean-Francois Sauve PP 3rd · 14:53

Assists: Risto Siltanen, John Ogrodnick · beat Jacques Cloutier

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 32

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9

52 Penalty minutes 37

QUE shooting 2.9% (1/34) BUF shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Mario Gosselin

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–5

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 4–4 Full head-to-head →

Mar 7, 1987

⚔️BUF @ ⚜️QUE

5–5 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ QUE vs BUF, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Sabres on March 8, 1987?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Sabres?

The final score was Nordiques 1, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Jean-Francois Sauve.

Who scored for Sabres?

Christian Ruuttu (2), Mike Foligno (2), Dave Andreychuk.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 1 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?

Season series tied 4–4 after 8 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 · Mar 7

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 7

Also on March 8, 1987

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