1985-86 Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres squeaked out a win over the Montreal Canadiens, 5 to 4, in overtime on January 17, 1986.

Final

MTL

Canadiens

24-16-4

4

BUF

Sabres

20-19-5

5

1

2

1

2

1

2

3

1

1

OT

0

1

Total

4

5

1st period

MTL

BUF

Sabres

John Tucker (EV) assisted by Normand Lacombe and Phil Housley

0

1

Canadiens

Larry Robinson (PP) assisted by Ryan Walter and Kjell Dahlin

1

1

Canadiens

Bobby Smith (EV) assisted by Larry Robinson and Tom Kurvers

2

1

2nd period

MTL

BUF

Sabres

Gaetano Orlando (EV) assisted by Gilles Hamel and Bob Halkidis

2

2

Sabres

Hannu Virta (EV) assisted by Dave Andreychuk

2

3

Canadiens

Chris Nilan (EV) assisted by Bob Gainey and Guy Carbonneau

3

3

3rd period

MTL

BUF

Canadiens

Guy Carbonneau (EV) assisted by Bob Gainey and Mike Lalor

4

3

Sabres

Pat Hughes (EV) assisted by Bob Halkidis and Phil Housley

4

4

OT

MTL

BUF

Sabres

Gaetano Orlando (EV) assisted by Hannu Virta

4

5

Canadiens

Sabres

Goals

4

5

Shots

35

31

Penalty Minutes

8

10

Power-Play Goals

1

0

Power-Play Opportunities

3

4

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
P. Roy
0
1
0
31
26
.839
5
4.90
0
61

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
R. Bucyk
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
G. Carbonneau
1
1
2
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
16.7
K. Dahlin
0
1
1
-2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
B. Gainey
0
2
2
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
T. Kurvers
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Lalor
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C. Ludwig
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Naslund
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
C. Nilan
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
S. Richer
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
L. Robinson
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
B. Smith
1
0
1
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
P. Svoboda
0
0
0
-2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
M. Tremblay
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R. Walter
0
1
1
-3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0.0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
T. Barrasso
1
0
0
35
31
.886
4
3.92
0
61

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
M. Andersson
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D. Andreychuk
0
1
1
+2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
P. Cyr
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
S. Dykstra
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
B. Halkidis
0
2
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
G. Hamel
0
1
1
+2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
P. Housley
0
2
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
P. Hughes
1
0
1
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
N. Lacombe
0
1
1
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S. McKenna
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
G. Orlando
2
0
2
+3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
66.7
G. Perreault
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
L. Playfair
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Ramsey
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
L. Ruff
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
R. Seiling
0
0
0
-2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
J. Tucker
1
0
1
+2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
H. Virta
1
1
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0

More Sabres Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.02

13th

GA/GP

3.44

30th

PP%

17.0

27th

PK%

77.4

21st

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
30
17
2
62
11
Panthers Panthers
28
18
3
59
13
Bruins Bruins
24
20
6
54
-22
Lightning Lightning
25
18
3
53
36
Canadiens Canadiens
24
20
4
52
-14
Senators Senators
24
20
4
52
-2
Red Wings Red Wings
22
21
5
49
-18
Sabres Sabres
18
25
5
41
-19
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/10
BUF BUF
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Tue
4/8
CAR CAR
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Sun
4/6
BOS BOS
@
BUF BUF
6:00 PM
Sat
4/5
TBL TBL
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Tue
4/1
BUF BUF
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Last Game
CGY Flames

23 - 16 - undefined

5

Final

2

BUF Sabres

18 - 25 - undefined

Thu 23 Jan 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
30
17
2
62
11
Panthers Panthers
28
18
3
59
13
Bruins Bruins
24
20
6
54
-22
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
33
10
5
71
54
Hurricanes Hurricanes
30
16
3
63
28
Devils Devils
27
17
6
60
27
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
32
14
3
67
50
Wild Wild
28
16
4
60
2
Stars Stars
29
17
1
59
32
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
30
14
4
64
30
Oilers Oilers
30
15
3
63
28
Kings Kings
26
14
5
57
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
1/22
NSH NSH
@
SJS SJS
6-5
Wed
1/22
PIT PIT
@
ANA ANA
1-5
Wed
1/22
WSH WSH
@
SEA SEA
3-0
Wed
1/22
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
2-6
Wed
1/22
BUF BUF
@
CGY CGY
2-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
1/28
BOS BOS
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Tue
1/28
CHI CHI
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Tue
1/28
WPG WPG
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Mon
1/27
PIT PIT
@
SJS SJS
10:30 PM
Mon
1/27
SEA SEA
@
EDM EDM
9:30 PM