3–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	3
PIT	0	0	0	8

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 8–3 at PPG Paints Arena on October 13, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Oct 13, 1987 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Charlie Simmer

2 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

4 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Craig Simpson

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

30 Shots on goal 30

2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

27 Penalty minutes 33

BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30) PIT shooting 26.7% (8/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 20:00 TOI

Tom Barrasso

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Pat Riggin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Penguins

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

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Penguins

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

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 26, 1986

🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

Oct 22, 1986

⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT

4–5 (OT) · Penguins won

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on October 13, 1987?

Penguins won 8–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 3, Penguins 8.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Penguins 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 11

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 9

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