BUF · Atlantic division · 1987–88 season

Buffalo Sabres

Finished fourth in the Atlantic with 85 points.

Updated 12:31 AM

Record
37–32–11
80 games
Points
85
4th Atlantic · 6th East
Goals
283–305
−22 · 3.54 for a game
Power play
17.2%
18th in the league
Penalty kill
78.1%
15th in the league
Shots
29.9–32.2
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
85 points after 80 games, on pace for 85; the playoff line is on pace for 82. Record 37–32–11.04080120Playoff line ≈ 8285 after 80Thu Oct 8 vs MNS · overtime lossSat Oct 10 at MTL · lossSun Oct 11 vs WSH · winTue Oct 13 at PIT · lossFri Oct 16 vs QUE · overtime lossSat Oct 17 at QUE · winWed Oct 21 vs HFD · lossFri Oct 23 vs MTL · winSat Oct 24 at PIT · lossWed Oct 28 at HFD · overtime lossFri Oct 30 vs LAK · winSun Nov 1 vs CHI · winWed Nov 4 at LAK · winSat Nov 7 at EDM · lossSun Nov 8 at CGY · winWed Nov 11 at VAN · overtime lossFri Nov 13 vs MNS · lossSun Nov 15 vs TOR · winWed Nov 18 at HFD · lossFri Nov 20 vs WSH · winSun Nov 22 vs LAK · lossWed Nov 25 at PHI · lossFri Nov 27 vs HFD · lossSun Nov 29 vs EDM · lossThu Dec 3 vs QUE · winSat Dec 5 at HFD · lossSun Dec 6 vs VAN · lossWed Dec 9 at CHI · winSat Dec 12 at BOS · overtime lossSun Dec 13 vs CGY · lossFri Dec 18 vs MTL · overtime lossSat Dec 19 at MTL · winTue Dec 22 at BOS · lossWed Dec 23 at DET · winSun Dec 27 vs PIT · overtime lossTue Dec 29 at QUE · lossThu Dec 31 vs BOS · lossSat Jan 2 at TOR · winSun Jan 3 vs QUE · winWed Jan 6 at MTL · winFri Jan 8 vs HFD · winSun Jan 10 vs NYR · winTue Jan 12 at STL · winThu Jan 14 at PHI · lossSat Jan 16 at BOS · lossSun Jan 17 vs NYI · winWed Jan 20 vs BOS · winFri Jan 22 vs NJD · winSat Jan 23 at WSH · overtime lossMon Jan 25 at NJD · winWed Jan 27 vs MTL · lossFri Jan 29 vs NYI · lossSun Jan 31 vs WIN · overtime lossTue Feb 2 at QUE · winFri Feb 5 vs TOR · winSat Feb 6 at NYI · lossFri Feb 12 at WIN · lossSun Feb 14 at CHI · lossTue Feb 16 at STL · winFri Feb 19 vs PHI · lossSun Feb 21 vs QUE · lossThu Feb 25 vs STL · winSat Feb 27 at HFD · winSun Feb 28 vs WIN · winTue Mar 1 at DET · lossFri Mar 4 vs NYR · winSun Mar 6 vs BOS · winWed Mar 9 at MNS · winSat Mar 12 at CGY · lossSun Mar 13 at VAN · winTue Mar 15 at EDM · lossSat Mar 19 at BOS · winSun Mar 20 vs BOS · lossTue Mar 22 at NYR · winFri Mar 25 vs NJD · overtime lossSun Mar 27 vs DET · lossTue Mar 29 at QUE · winThu Mar 31 vs HFD · winSat Apr 2 at MTL · lossSun Apr 3 vs MTL · overtime lossOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1987–88 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Andreychuk 78
  2. Ruuttu 71
  3. Housley 66

Goals

  1. Sheppard 38
  2. Andreychuk 30
  3. Housley 29

Assists

  1. Andreychuk 48
  2. Ruuttu 45
  3. Johansson 38

+/−

  1. Johansson +12
  2. Arniel +8
  3. Creighton +7

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Barrasso .896
  2. Puppa .870