3–1

Final

⚜️ Home Nordiques 34-38-4 before this game

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

Sabres at Nordiques

Sabres beat Nordiques 3–1 on March 29, 1988.

🗓 Tue, Mar 29, 1988 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 5–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Mark Napier

2 G

3 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

John Tucker

1 G

3 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Lindy Ruff

1 A

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚜️ Steven Finn PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:40

Assists: Paul Gillis

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ John Tucker PP Tying 2nd · 14:49

Assists: Lindy Ruff, Mike Foligno

1–1

⚔️ Mark Napier SH Go-ahead 2nd · 18:36

Assists: Doug Smith

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Mark Napier 3rd · 05:03

Assists: Scott Arniel, Christian Ruuttu

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF QUE⚜️

19 Shots on goal 47

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/14

62 Penalty minutes 45

BUF shooting 15.8% (3/19) QUE shooting 2.1% (1/47)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Daren Puppa

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Brunetta

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 57:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 5–3 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs QUE, answered

Who won Sabres vs Nordiques on March 29, 1988?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Nordiques?

The final score was Sabres 3, Nordiques 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Mark Napier (2), John Tucker.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Steven Finn.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Brunetta made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Nordiques season series?

Sabres lead the season series 5–3 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 27

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Mar 27

Also on March 29, 1988

Sabres season page Nordiques season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule