3–2

Final

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

Oilers at Sabres

Oilers beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on March 29, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Mar 29, 1987 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Reijo Ruotsalainen

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Glenn Anderson

1 G

5 shots

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Craig MacTavish

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Mike Foligno Go-ahead 1st · 06:35

Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Dave Andreychuk · beat Grant Fuhr

0–1

🛢️ Craig MacTavish SH Tying 1st · 19:21

Assists: Mike Krushelnyski · beat Daren Puppa

1–1

2nd period

🛢️ Reijo Ruotsalainen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:40

Unassisted · beat Daren Puppa

2–1

🛢️ Glenn Anderson 2nd · 16:53

Assists: Reijo Ruotsalainen, Mark Messier · beat Daren Puppa

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ Adam Creighton 3rd · 02:26

Assists: Phil Housley · beat Grant Fuhr

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 47

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/9

20 Penalty minutes 10

EDM shooting 9.7% (3/31) BUF shooting 4.3% (2/47)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Daren Puppa

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 48-21-7 (63% win rate, 76 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 30-38-8 (39% win rate, 76 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

5–6 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ EDM vs BUF, answered

Who won Oilers vs Sabres on March 29, 1987?

Oilers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Sabres?

The final score was Oilers 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Oilers?

Craig MacTavish, Glenn Anderson, Reijo Ruotsalainen.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Creighton, Mike Foligno.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Sabres season series?

Oilers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 28

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 28

Also on March 29, 1987

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