New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Tuesday, February 24, 1987 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Tuesday, February 24, 1987 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Rangers 38–22.
Tony McKegney scored a hat trick and Pierre Larouche scored twice. Mike Foligno, Jim Korn, Ken Priestlay and Jan Erixon also scored.
John Vanbiesbrouck made 35 saves on 38 shots for the win; Tom Barrasso stopped 16 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Tony McKegney (26)Ron Greschner (26), Ron Duguay (16)1–004:57 NYR · 
Mike Foligno (20)Dave Andreychuk (32), Mike Ramsey (22)1–117:13 BUF
2nd period
Jim Korn (4)Robert Logan (2), Phil Housley (34)1–205:33 BUF
Ken Priestlay (5)Phil Housley (35), Wilf Paiement (17)1–310:04 BUF
Pierre Larouche (26)Don Maloney (33), James Patrick (36)2–311:06 NYR
3rd period
Jan Erixon (7)Tony McKegney (16), Ron Greschner (27)3–301:23 NYR- Tony McKegney (27)Walt Poddubny (35), Jan Erixon (15)4–305:07 NYR
- Pierre Larouche (27)Kelly Kisio (34), James Patrick (37)5–309:29 NYR
- Tony McKegney (28)Unassisted6–319:24 NYR · ·
Team stats
NYRBUF
2238
0%0%
1/20/5
2824
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:30 into the first period
Mike Foligno · holding2 min - 9:37 into the first period
Terry Carkner · slashing2 min - 13:25 into the first periodChris Jensen · holding2 min
- 2:56 into the second periodNormand Lacombe · interference2 min
- 14:39 into the second periodPaul Cyr · fighting5 min
- 14:39 into the second periodJim Korn · misconduct10 min
- 14:39 into the second periodChris Jensen · fighting5 min
- 14:39 into the second periodDon Jackson · misconduct10 min
- 9:29 into the third periodDoug Smith · fighting5 min
- 9:29 into the third periodKelly Kisio · fighting5 min
- 13:06 into the third periodTony McKegney · slashing2 min
- 18:28 into the third periodLarry Melnyk · slashing2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 25Tony McKegneyL | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 10Pierre LaroucheC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 20Jan ErixonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 3James PatrickD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 16Kelly KisioC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 44Ron DuguayC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 11Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Chris JensenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Jay CaufieldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 32Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 29Don JacksonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 30Larry MelnykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 38Terry CarknerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Bob FroeseG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | W | 38 | 3 | .921 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 6Phil HousleyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Ken PriestlayC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 25Dave AndreychukL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 26Robert LoganR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 27Wilf PaiementR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 34Jim KornD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 9Scott ArnielL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 15Doug SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 18Paul CyrL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Christian RuuttuC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 32Normand LacombeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 38Adam CreightonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 39Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 28Tom KurversD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 31Joe ReekieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 37Shawn AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacques CloutierG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Tom BarrassoG | L | 21 | 5 | .762 |