5–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	5
BUF	0	0	0	6

Capitals at Sabres

Sabres beat Capitals 6–5 at KeyBank Center on October 11, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Oct 11, 1987 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Dave Andreychuk

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Scott Arniel

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Phil Housley

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 35

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

36 Penalty minutes 54

WSH shooting 18.5% (5/27) BUF shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 58:52 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on October 11, 1987?

Sabres won 6–5.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 5, Sabres 6.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 10

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 10

Also on October 11, 1987

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