1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season

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1985–86 Buffalo Sabres
Division5th Adams
Conference8th Wales
1985–86 record37–37–6
Home record23–16–1
Road record14–21–5
Goals for296
Goals against291
Team information
General managerScotty Bowman
CoachJim Schoenfeld
Scotty Bowman
CaptainGilbert Perreault
Alternate captainsLarry Playfair
Lindy Ruff
ArenaBuffalo War Memorial Auditorium
Average attendanceTBD
Team leaders
GoalsMike Foligno (41)
AssistsDave Andreychuk (51)
PointsDave Andreychuk (87)
Penalty minutesMike Foligno (168)
Plus/minusMike Foligno (+27)
WinsTom Barrasso (29)
Goals against averageJacques Cloutier (3.37)

The 1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season was the 16th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Sabres finish in last place in the Adams Division with a record of 37 wins, 37 losses, and 6 ties for 80 points. They missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 1974.

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

Adams Division
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
Quebec Nordiques 80 43 31 6 330 289 92
Montreal Canadiens 80 40 33 7 330 280 87
Boston Bruins 80 37 31 12 311 288 86
Hartford Whalers 80 40 36 4 332 302 84
Buffalo Sabres 80 37 37 6 296 291 80

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 10, 1985 4–5 Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 0–1–0
2 W October 12, 1985 6–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 1–1–0
3 W October 14, 1985 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 2–1–0
4 W October 16, 1985 6–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 3–1–0
5 L October 18, 1985 1–4 Washington Capitals (1985–86) 3–2–0
6 T October 19, 1985 2–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 3–2–1
7 L October 23, 1985 4–5 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 3–3–1
8 W October 25, 1985 5–4 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 4–3–1
9 W October 27, 1985 3–2 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 5–3–1
10 L October 30, 1985 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 5–4–1
11 W November 1, 1985 2–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 6–4–1
12 L November 2, 1985 2–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 6–5–1
13 W November 6, 1985 7–3 Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 7–5–1
14 W November 8, 1985 5–4 St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 8–5–1
15 W November 10, 1985 5–1 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 9–5–1
16 W November 13, 1985 6–4 Boston Bruins (1985–86) 10–5–1
17 L November 16, 1985 1–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 10–6–1
18 L November 17, 1985 3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 10–7–1
19 W November 19, 1985 2–0 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 11–7–1
20 W November 22, 1985 7–5 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 12–7–1
21 L November 25, 1985 3–4 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 12–8–1
22 L November 27, 1985 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 12–9–1
23 L November 29, 1985 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 12–10–1
24 L November 30, 1985 2–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 12–11–1
25 W December 4, 1985 6–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 13–11–1
26 L December 6, 1985 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 13–12–1
27 T December 8, 1985 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 13–12–2
28 L December 10, 1985 3–7 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 13–13–2
29 L December 13, 1985 4–6 Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 13–14–2
30 W December 15, 1985 6–2 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 14–14–2
31 L December 17, 1985 3–7 @ New York Islanders (1985–86) 14–15–2
32 W December 18, 1985 5–4 @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 15–15–2
33 L December 21, 1985 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 15–16–2
34 W December 22, 1985 5–3 Boston Bruins (1985–86) 16–16–2
35 W December 26, 1985 6–1 New York Rangers (1985–86) 17–16–2
36 W December 29, 1985 4–3 New York Islanders (1985–86) 18–16–2
37 T December 31, 1985 6–6 OT Boston Bruins (1985–86) 18–16–3
38 T January 2, 1986 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 18–16–4
39 L January 4, 1986 0–4 @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 18–17–4
40 L January 5, 1986 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 18–18–4
41 W January 10, 1986 9–7 Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 19–18–4
42 T January 11, 1986 3–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 19–18–5
43 L January 15, 1986 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 19–19–5
44 W January 17, 1986 5–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 20–19–5
45 W January 19, 1986 6–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 21–19–5
46 W January 22, 1986 6–3 Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 22–19–5
47 L January 24, 1986 3–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 22–20–5
48 L January 25, 1986 3–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 22–21–5
49 L January 27, 1986 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 22–22–5
50 L January 29, 1986 3–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 22–23–5
51 W January 31, 1986 5–3 New York Rangers (1985–86) 23–23–5
52 W February 2, 1986 5–3 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 24–23–5
53 W February 6, 1986 8–6 @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 25–23–5
54 W February 8, 1986 4–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 26–23–5
55 W February 9, 1986 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 27–23–5
56 L February 12, 1986 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 27–24–5
57 T February 14, 1986 3–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 27–24–6
58 L February 16, 1986 5–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 27–25–6
59 L February 19, 1986 4–6 Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 27–26–6
60 W February 21, 1986 5–1 New York Islanders (1985–86) 28–26–6
61 W February 23, 1986 4–1 Washington Capitals (1985–86) 29–26–6
62 L February 26, 1986 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 29–27–6
63 L February 28, 1986 2–6 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 29–28–6
64 W March 1, 1986 8–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 30–28–6
65 W March 4, 1986 6–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 31–28–6
66 L March 5, 1986 1–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 31–29–6
67 L March 7, 1986 2–6 Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 31–30–6
68 W March 9, 1986 4–3 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 32–30–6
69 L March 11, 1986 2–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 32–31–6
70 W March 12, 1986 7–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 33–31–6
71 L March 15, 1986 3–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 33–32–6
72 W March 19, 1986 4–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 34–32–6
73 L March 21, 1986 3–6 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 34–33–6
74 W March 23, 1986 6–1 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 35–33–6
75 W March 27, 1986 1–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 36–33–6
76 L March 29, 1986 1–2 @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 36–34–6
77 L March 30, 1986 3–5 Boston Bruins (1985–86) 36–35–6
78 L April 1, 1986 3–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 36–36–6
79 W April 4, 1986 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 37–36–6
80 L April 5, 1986 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 37–37–6

Playoffs[]

The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A PTS +/- PIM
Dave Andreychuk 80 36 51 87 61
Mike Foligno 79 41 39 80 168
John Tucker 75 31 34 65 39
Phil Housley 79 15 47 62 54
Gilbert Perreault 72 21 39 60 28
Lindy Ruff 54 20 12 32 158
Mike Ramsey 76 7 21 28 117
Steve Dykstra 64 4 21 25 108
Bill Hajt 58 1 16 17 25
Normand Lacombe 25 6 7 13 13

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA

Awards and records[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Free agents[]

Player Former team Contract Terms
Player New team

Claimed from waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks[]

Buffalo's picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Calle Johansson Defense  Sweden Västra Frölunda HC (Sweden)
2 35 Benoit Hogue Left Wing  Canada St. Jean Beavers (QMJHL)
3 56 Keith Gretzky Forward  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4 77 Dave Moylan Defense  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
5 98 Ken Priestlay Center  Canada Victoria Cougars (WHL)
6 119 Joe Reekie Defense  Canada Cornwall Royals (OHL)
7 140 Petri Matikainen Defense  Finland SaPKO (Finland)
8 161 Trent Kaese Right Wing  Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
9 182 Jiri Sejba Forward  Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
10 203 Boyd Sutton Center  United States Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL)
11 224 Guy Larose Center  Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
12 245 Ken Baumgartner Left Wing  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

Roster[]

1985-86 Buffalo Sabres Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Farm teams[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
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