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1989-90 regular season

Nordiques at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Nordiques 4–3 at KeyBank Center on October 5, 1989.

QUE – BUF
26–36
Shots on goal
1/4–0/4
Power play
10–10
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF
Mike Hartman
2 G
3 shots · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Mike Ramsey
2 A
1 shots · +1
3rd star ⚜️ QUE
Michel Goulet
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · -1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Alexander Mogilny Go-ahead 1st · 00:20
Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Dave Snuggerud · beat Stephane Fiset
0–1
⚜️ Guy Lafleur Tying 1st · 07:37
Assists: Claude Loiselle, Marc Fortier · beat Daren Puppa
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Dave Andreychuk Go-ahead 2nd · 00:59
Assists: Mike Ramsey, Christian Ruuttu · beat Stephane Fiset
1–2
⚔️ Mike Hartman 2nd · 04:04
Assists: Larry Playfair, Jeff Parker · beat Stephane Fiset
1–3
3rd period
⚜️ Michel Goulet PP 3rd · 02:17
Assists: Joe Sakic, Peter Stastny · beat Daren Puppa
2–3
⚔️ Mike Hartman 3rd · 06:22
Assists: Dean Kennedy, Mike Ramsey · beat Stephane Fiset
2–4
⚜️ Joe Sakic 3rd · 17:07
Assists: Marc Fortier, Michel Goulet · beat Daren Puppa
3–4

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Team stats

Away left · home right
⚜️QUE BUF⚔️
26 Shots on goal 36
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
10 Penalty minutes 10
QUE shooting 11.5% (3/26) BUF shooting 11.1% (4/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚜️Nordiques
Stephane Fiset
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:52 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Daren Puppa
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Apr 21989 ⚜️QUE @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Mar 251989 ⚔️BUF @ ⚜️QUE 1–4 Mar 51989 ⚜️QUE @ ⚔️BUF 8–2 Mar 41989 ⚔️BUF @ ⚜️QUE 2–6 Jan 141989 ⚔️BUF @ ⚜️QUE 1–1 OT
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Who won Nordiques vs Sabres on October 5, 1989?

Sabres won 4–3. The final score was Nordiques 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Guy Lafleur, Joe Sakic, Michel Goulet.

Who scored for Sabres?

Mike Hartman (2), Alexander Mogilny, Dave Andreychuk.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Stephane Fiset made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 3 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚜️ Nordiques
BeforeApr 2 ⚜️QUE @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 AfterOct 7 🐻BOS @ ⚜️QUE 1–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 11 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–4 AfterOct 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5
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