1985-86 Buffalo Sabres Game-by-Game Results

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 Statistics
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres Roster

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 Dave Andreychuk and John Tucker 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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Regular Season Goals For: 296
Regular Season Goals Against: 291

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 10, 1985 Hartford Whalers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
October 12, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 6 at Minnesota North Stars 2 W 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
October 14, 1985 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Buffalo Sabres 6 W 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
October 16, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 0 W 1-1-0 2-0-0 3-1-0
October 18, 1985 Washington Capitals 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1 L 1-2-0 2-0-0 3-2-0
October 19, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 2 T 1-2-0 2-0-1 3-2-1 OT
October 23, 1985 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 1-3-0 2-0-1 3-3-1
October 25, 1985 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5 W 2-3-0 2-0-1 4-3-1
October 27, 1985 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 W 3-3-0 2-0-1 5-3-1
October 30, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Calgary Flames 4 L 3-3-0 2-1-1 5-4-1
November 1, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Edmonton Oilers 0 W 3-3-0 3-1-1 6-4-1
November 2, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 L 3-3-0 3-2-1 6-5-1
November 6, 1985 Winnipeg Jets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 7 W 4-3-0 3-2-1 7-5-1
November 8, 1985 St. Louis Blues 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5 W 5-3-0 3-2-1 8-5-1
November 10, 1985 Calgary Flames 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5 W 6-3-0 3-2-1 9-5-1
November 13, 1985 Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 6 W 7-3-0 3-2-1 10-5-1
November 16, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Quebec Nordiques 3 L 7-3-0 3-3-1 10-6-1
November 17, 1985 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 7-4-0 3-3-1 10-7-1
November 19, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Hartford Whalers 0 W 7-4-0 4-3-1 11-7-1
November 22, 1985 Quebec Nordiques 5 at Buffalo Sabres 7 W 8-4-0 4-3-1 12-7-1
November 25, 1985 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 8-5-0 4-3-1 12-8-1
November 27, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 8-5-0 4-4-1 12-9-1
November 29, 1985 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 L 8-6-0 4-4-1 12-10-1
November 30, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 8-6-0 4-5-1 12-11-1 OT
December 4, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 6 at St. Louis Blues 3 W 8-6-0 5-5-1 13-11-1
December 6, 1985 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 L 8-7-0 5-5-1 13-12-1
December 8, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 8-7-0 5-5-2 13-12-2 OT
December 10, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Quebec Nordiques 7 L 8-7-0 5-6-2 13-13-2
December 13, 1985 Hartford Whalers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 8-8-0 5-6-2 13-14-2
December 15, 1985 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Buffalo Sabres 6 W 9-8-0 5-6-2 14-14-2
December 17, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Islanders 7 L 9-8-0 5-7-2 14-15-2
December 18, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 4 W 9-8-0 6-7-2 15-15-2
December 21, 1985 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 9-8-0 6-8-2 15-16-2
December 22, 1985 Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 W 10-8-0 6-8-2 16-16-2
December 26, 1985 New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 6 W 11-8-0 6-8-2 17-16-2
December 29, 1985 New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 W 12-8-0 6-8-2 18-16-2
December 31, 1985 Boston Bruins 6 at Buffalo Sabres 6 T 12-8-1 6-8-2 18-16-3 OT
January 2, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 12-8-1 6-8-3 18-16-4 OT
January 4, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 0 at Boston Bruins 4 L 12-8-1 6-9-3 18-17-4
January 5, 1986 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 L 12-9-1 6-9-3 18-18-4
January 10, 1986 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Buffalo Sabres 9 W 13-9-1 6-9-3 19-18-4
January 11, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 T 13-9-1 6-9-4 19-18-5 OT
January 15, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 13-9-1 6-10-4 19-19-5
January 17, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5 W 14-9-1 6-10-4 20-19-5 OT
January 19, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 6 at New Jersey Devils 3 W 14-9-1 7-10-4 21-19-5
January 22, 1986 Winnipeg Jets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6 W 15-9-1 7-10-4 22-19-5
January 24, 1986 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 15-10-1 7-10-4 22-20-5
January 25, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 15-10-1 7-11-4 22-21-5
January 27, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 15-10-1 7-12-4 22-22-5
January 29, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5 L 15-10-1 7-13-4 22-23-5
January 31, 1986 New York Rangers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 W 16-10-1 7-13-4 23-23-5
February 2, 1986 Quebec Nordiques 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 W 17-10-1 7-13-4 24-23-5
February 6, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 8 at Boston Bruins 6 W 17-10-1 8-13-4 25-23-5
February 8, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Hartford Whalers 2 W 17-10-1 9-13-4 26-23-5
February 9, 1986 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 W 18-10-1 9-13-4 27-23-5
February 12, 1986 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 L 18-11-1 9-13-4 27-24-5
February 14, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Calgary Flames 3 T 18-11-1 9-13-5 27-24-6 OT
February 16, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 5 at Edmonton Oilers 7 L 18-11-1 9-14-5 27-25-6
February 19, 1986 Hartford Whalers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 18-12-1 9-14-5 27-26-6
February 21, 1986 New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5 W 19-12-1 9-14-5 28-26-6
February 23, 1986 Washington Capitals 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 W 20-12-1 9-14-5 29-26-6
February 26, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 L 20-12-1 9-15-5 29-27-6
February 28, 1986 Quebec Nordiques 6 at Buffalo Sabres 2 L 20-13-1 9-15-5 29-28-6
March 1, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 8 at Quebec Nordiques 4 W 20-13-1 10-15-5 30-28-6
March 4, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 W 20-13-1 11-15-5 31-28-6
March 5, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Hartford Whalers 5 L 20-13-1 11-16-5 31-29-6
March 7, 1986 Hartford Whalers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 2 L 20-14-1 11-16-5 31-30-6
March 9, 1986 New Jersey Devils 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 W 21-14-1 11-16-5 32-30-6
March 11, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 L 21-14-1 11-17-5 32-31-6 OT
March 12, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 W 21-14-1 12-17-5 33-31-6
March 15, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 L 21-14-1 12-18-5 33-32-6
March 19, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 21-14-1 13-18-5 34-32-6
March 21, 1986 New Jersey Devils 6 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 21-15-1 13-18-5 34-33-6
March 23, 1986 Los Angeles Kings 1 at Buffalo Sabres 6 W 22-15-1 13-18-5 35-33-6
March 27, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 W 22-15-1 14-18-5 36-33-6
March 29, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 2 L 22-15-1 14-19-5 36-34-6
March 30, 1986 Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 22-16-1 14-19-5 36-35-6
April 1, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Hartford Whalers 5 L 22-16-1 14-20-5 36-36-6
April 4, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 W 23-16-1 14-20-5 37-36-6
April 5, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 23-16-1 14-21-5 37-37-6


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