1986-87 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 28-44-8 - 64 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Adams Division
Coach: Scotty Bowman (3-7-2)
Coach: Craig Ramsay (4-15-2)
Coach: Ted Sator (21-22-4)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 28-44-8 - 64 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Adams Division
Coach: Scotty Bowman (3-7-2)
Coach: Craig Ramsay (4-15-2)
Coach: Ted Sator (21-22-4)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 28 wins and 44 losses and 8 ties for 64 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Adams Division.
The Sabres scored 280 goals and conceded 308. Mike Foligno netted 30 goals for Buffalo, and Dave Andreychuk accounted for 48 assists. Tom Barrasso topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.65 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Scotty Bowman, Craig Ramsay and Ted Sator 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 | 77 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 46 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 9.8 |
| Phil Housley | D | 78 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 57 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 10.4 |
| Christian Ruuttu | C | 76 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 13.2 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 75 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 176 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 16.2 |
| John Tucker | F | 54 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 21 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 16.3 |
| Adam Creighton | C | 56 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 16.5 |
| Doug Smith | C | 62 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 106 | -20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 10.1 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 80 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 109 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 5.2 |
| Wilf Paiement | R | 56 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 17.1 |
| Paul Cyr | L | 73 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 122 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 8.4 |
| Clark Gillies | L | 61 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 9.4 |
| Scott Arniel | L | 63 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 59 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 12.2 |
| Tom Kurvers | D | 55 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 22 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 8.5 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 74 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 6.3 |
| Ken Priestlay | C | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 22.4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 20 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 25.7 |
| Jim Korn | D | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 158 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11.4 |
| Shawn Anderson | D | 41 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Normand Lacombe | R | 39 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 8.3 |
| Robert Logan | R | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31.8 |
| Mark Napier | R | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12.5 |
| Gates Orlando | C | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 56 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 |
| Mike Hartman | L | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Jeff Parker | R | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 |
| Don Lever | L | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Uwe Krupp | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| Paul Brydges | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Mikael Andersson | L | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Mark Ferner | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Bob Halkidis | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jacques Cloutier | G | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hajt | D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Lee Fogolin | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| David Fenyves | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Tom Barrasso | G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richie Dunn | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Steve Dykstra | D | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 179 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Richard Hajdu | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Doug Trapp | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jim Hofford | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Daren Puppa | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1529 | 280 | 469 | 749 | 1786 | -55 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2426 | 11.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barrasso | 46 | 2501 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 152 | 3.65 | 1202 | 1050 | .874 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 40 | 2167 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 3.79 | 1035 | 898 | .868 |
| Daren Puppa | 3 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.22 | 80 | 67 | .838 |
| Totals | 89 | 4853 | 28 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 302 | 3.73 | 2619 | 2317 | .885 |
