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1989-90 regular season

North Stars at Sabres

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

North Stars beat Sabres 2–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on October 8, 1989.

MNS – BUF
33–37
Shots on goal
1/3–0/6
Power play
31–15
Penalty minutes
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌌 MNS
Brian Bellows
1 G
5 shots
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Dave Gagner
1 G
2 shots
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Mike Gartner
1 A
3 shots · +1

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🌌 Dave Gagner PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:13
Assists: Basil Mcrae, Larry Murphy · beat Daren Puppa
1–0
2nd period
🌌 Brian Bellows 2nd · 00:55
Assists: Mike Gartner · beat Daren Puppa
2–0
⚔️ Doug Bodger 2nd · 13:04
Assists: Alexander Mogilny, Christian Ruuttu · beat Jon Casey
2–1
3rd period
⚔️ Mike Foligno Tying 3rd · 02:42
Assists: Shawn Anderson, Pierre Turgeon · beat Jon Casey
2–2

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS BUF⚔️
33 Shots on goal 37
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6
31 Penalty minutes 15
MNS shooting 6.1% (2/33) BUF shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Jon Casey
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Daren Puppa
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–1
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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North Stars lead the season series 1–0
Mar 181989 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 0–3 Jan 181989 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 3–3 OT Dec 151988 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 2–2 OT Mar 91988 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 6–2 Nov 131987 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 5–4
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Who won North Stars vs Sabres on October 8, 1989?

North Stars won 2–2 in overtime. The final score was North Stars 2, Sabres 2.

Who scored for North Stars?

Brian Bellows, Dave Gagner.

Who scored for Sabres?

Doug Bodger, Mike Foligno.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Jon Casey made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the North Stars vs Sabres season series?

North Stars lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌌 North Stars
BeforeOct 7 🌌MNS @ 🐳HFD 6–4 AfterOct 12 🎵STL @ 🌌MNS 0–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5 AfterOct 11 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 7–1
Also on October 8
🐳HFD 9–6 ⚜️QUE 🔔PHI 3–5 ✈️WIN 🗽NYR 5–3 🪶CHI 🐙DET 0–5 👑LAK
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