Quebec Nordiques vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, January 4, 1987 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Quebec Nordiques 7–2 on Sunday, January 4, 1987 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Nordiques outshot the Sabres 42–32.
Goals came from Mike Ramsey, John Tucker, Mike Foligno, Doug Smith, Robert Logan, Adam Creighton, Anton Stastny, Brent Ashton and Jeff Parker.
Jacques Cloutier made 40 saves on 42 shots for the win; Clint Malarchuk stopped 19 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Ramsey (5)Tom Kurvers (9)0–104:43 BUF · 
John Tucker (10)Shawn Anderson (3), Wilf Paiement (11)0–207:20 BUF
Mike Foligno (12)Adam Creighton (3), Scott Arniel (4)0–318:37 BUF
Doug Smith (6)Jeff Parker (3), Shawn Anderson (4)0–419:26 BUF
2nd period
Robert Logan (2)Mike Foligno (7), Adam Creighton (4)0–504:45 BUF · 
Adam Creighton (3)Mike Foligno (8), Doug Smith (4)0–609:17 BUF
Anton Stastny (12)Peter Stastny (20), Mike Hough (4)1–614:13 QUE
3rd period
Brent Ashton (23)Michel Goulet (26), Peter Stastny (21)2–600:30 QUE · 
Jeff Parker (3)Clark Gillies (9), Jacques Cloutier (2)2–718:03 BUF
Team stats
QUEBUF
4232
0%0%
1/41/7
1733
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:20 into the first period
Doug Smith · holding2 min - 8:14 into the first periodMike Ramsey · tripping2 min
- 8:27 into the first periodSteve Dykstra · slashing2 min
- 16:26 into the first period
Mark Kumpel · high sticking2 min - 19:52 into the first periodSteve Dykstra · high sticking2 min
- 19:52 into the first periodSteve Dykstra · instigator2 min
- 19:52 into the first periodSteve Dykstra · fighting5 min
- 19:52 into the first periodMike Hough · fighting5 min
- 3:40 into the second periodPaul Gillis · cross checking2 min
- 7:15 into the second periodGilbert Delorme · holding2 min
- 17:26 into the second periodSteve Dykstra · charging2 min
- 17:26 into the second periodSteve Dykstra · game misconduct10 min
- 17:26 into the second periodClark Gillies · roughing double minor4 min
- 17:26 into the second periodPaul Gillis · roughing2 min
- 19:43 into the second periodJacques Cloutier · slashing2 min
- 19:43 into the second periodRandy Moller · cross checking2 min
- 4:47 into the third periodGilbert Delorme · slashing2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 26Peter StastnyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 5 | – |
| 9Brent AshtonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 16Michel GouletL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 4 | – |
| 18Mike HoughL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Anton StastnyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 11Mike EaglesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Trevor StienburgR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Mark KumpelR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 19Alain CoteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Paul GillisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 29Yves HerouxR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4David ShawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Normand RochefortD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 6Gilbert DelormeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Pat PriceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Randy MollerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 1 | – |
| 22Jeff BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 24Robert PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 5 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Clint MalarchukG | L | 25 | 6 | .760 |
| 33Mario GosselinG | 7 | 1 | .857 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 17Mike FolignoR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 38Adam CreightonC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 15Doug SmithC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 29Jeff ParkerR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 37Shawn AndersonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 7John TuckerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Scott ArnielL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Robert LoganR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 27Wilf PaiementR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 39Clark GilliesL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 28Tom KurversD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Paul CyrL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Dave AndreychukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 32Normand LacombeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 42Steve DykstraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Phil HousleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 31Joe ReekieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacques CloutierG | W | 42 | 2 | .952 |
| 30Tom BarrassoG | 0 | 0 | – |