1985-86 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-37-6 - 80 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Adams Division
Coach: Jim Schoenfeld (19-19-5)
Coach: Scotty Bowman (18-18-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 37-37-6 - 80 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Adams Division
Coach: Jim Schoenfeld (19-19-5)
Coach: Scotty Bowman (18-18-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 37 wins and 37 losses and 6 ties for 80 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Adams Division.
The Sabres netted 296 goals and allowed 291. Mike Foligno scored 41 goals for Buffalo, while John Tucker and Dave Andreychuk tallied 30 or more, too. Dave Andreychuk accounted for 51 assists. Tom Barrasso earned 29 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.61 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Jim Schoenfeld and Scotty Bowman coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Andreychuk | L | 80 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 61 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 16.0 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 79 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 168 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 223 | 18.4 |
| John Tucker | F | 75 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 21.2 |
| Phil Housley | D | 79 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 54 | -9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 8.3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 72 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 28 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 12.8 |
| Paul Cyr | L | 71 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 13.2 |
| Gilles Hamel | L | 77 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 61 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 12.0 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 54 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 158 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 15.3 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 76 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 4.5 |
| Hannu Virta | D | 47 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 6.2 |
| Gates Orlando | C | 60 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 29 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 18.6 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 69 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 74 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 14.1 |
| Steve Dykstra | D | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5.7 |
| Doug Smith | C | 30 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 13.9 |
| Sean McKenna | R | 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 7.2 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 58 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2.4 |
| Normand Lacombe | R | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 15.8 |
| Pat Hughes | R | 50 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7.8 |
| Mikael Andersson | L | 32 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Bob Halkidis | D | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 115 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7.3 |
| Don Lever | L | 29 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 22.6 |
| David Fenyves | D | 47 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 |
| Jody Gage | R | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Phil Russell | D | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Brian Engblom | D | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Tom Barrasso | G | 60 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Langevin | L | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.9 |
| Mal Davis | R | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Adam Creighton | C | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Jacques Cloutier | G | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Gardner | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Richard Hajdu | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Daren Puppa | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hofford | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1518 | 296 | 473 | 769 | 1591 | -22 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2399 | 12.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barrasso | 60 | 3561 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 214 | 3.61 | 1778 | 1564 | .880 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 15 | 872 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 3.37 | 428 | 379 | .886 |
| Daren Puppa | 7 | 401 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3.14 | 184 | 163 | .886 |
| Totals | 82 | 4834 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 284 | 3.53 | 2674 | 2390 | .894 |
