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1986–87 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1986–87
year	1986
Team	Buffalo Sabres
Record	28–44–8
HomeRecord	18–18–4
RoadRecord	10–26–4
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	10th
Division	Adams
DivisionRank	5th
GoalsFor	280
GoalsAgainst	308
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Craig Ramsay
Gerry Meehan
Captain	Gilbert Perreault (Oct–Nov)
Lindy Ruff (Nov–Apr)
AltCaptain	Mike Foligno
Mike Ramsey
Lindy Ruff (Oct–Nov)
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
GoalsLeader	Mike Foligno (30)
AssistsLeader	Dave Andreychuk (48)
PointsLeader	Dave Andreychuk (73)
PlusMinusLeader	Mike Foligno (13)
PIMLeader	Steve Dykstra (179)
WinsLeader	Tom Barrasso (17)
GAALeader	Tom Barrasso (3.34)

Craig Ramsay Gerry Meehan Lindy Ruff (Nov–Apr) Mike Ramsey Lindy Ruff (Oct–Nov) The 1986–87 Buffalo Sabres season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 9, 1986||2–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 11, 1986||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 12, 1986||2–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||0–2–1 |- |4||T||October 15, 1986||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||0–2–2 |- |5||L||October 17, 1986||3–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||0–3–2 |- |6||W||October 18, 1986||4–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||1–3–2 |- |7||L||October 22, 1986||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||1–4–2 |- |8||L||October 24, 1986||4–5 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||1–5–2 |- |9||L||October 25, 1986||2–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||1–6–2 |- |10||L||October 29, 1986||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||1–7–2

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Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1986 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	5	Shawn Anderson	Canada	Canadian National Development Team
2	26	Greg Brown	United States	St. Mark's School (ISL)
3	47	Bob Corkum	United States	University of Maine (Hockey East)
3	56	Kevin Kerr	Canada	Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
4	68	David Baseggio	Canada	Yale University (ECAC)
5	89	Larry Rooney	United States	Thayer Academy (ISL)
6	110	Miguel Baldris	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7	131	Mike Hartman	United States	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8	152	Francois Guay	Canada	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
9	173	Sean Whitham	Canada	Providence College (Hockey East)
10	194	Kenton Rein	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
11	215	Troy Arndt	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
[S1](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft)	4	Jeff Capello	Canada	University of Vermont (Hockey East)
[S2](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft)	8	John Cullen	Canada	Boston University (Hockey East)

References

National Hockey League. (2010). "The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011". Triumph Books.
"1986-87 Buffalo Sabres Schedule".

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