Quebec Nordiques vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Friday, October 12, 1990 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Quebec Nordiques beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Friday, October 12, 1990 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Nordiques 40–22.
Goals came from Christian Ruuttu, Tony McKegney, Owen Nolan, Bryan Fogarty, Michel Petit and Darrin Shannon.
Ron Tugnutt made 38 saves on 40 shots for the win; Clint Malarchuk stopped 18 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Christian Ruuttu (3)Alexander Mogilny (1)0–107:38 BUF
Tony McKegney (3)Owen Nolan (1)1–109:08 QUE
Owen Nolan (1)Marc Fortier (1), Michel Petit (4)2–116:36 QUE
2nd period
Bryan Fogarty (2)Joe Sakic (6), Mike Hough (1)3–110:36 QUE
3rd period
Michel Petit (2)Tony Hrkac (6), Joe Sakic (7)4–110:24 QUE · 
Darrin Shannon (1)Dale Hawerchuk (1), Mike Foligno (1)4–215:36 BUF ·
Team stats
QUEBUF
2240
0%0%
1/21/6
124
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 18:47 into the first period
Darin Kimble · elbowing2 min - 7:27 into the second periodOwen Nolan · tripping2 min
- 12:14 into the second period
Dean Kennedy · holding2 min - 18:11 into the second periodSteven Finn · cross checking2 min
- 3:45 into the third periodMichel Petit · delaying game2 min
- 9:00 into the third periodMike Foligno · holding2 min
- 14:16 into the third periodMichel Petit · interference2 min
- 14:16 into the third periodMichel Petit · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 11Owen NolanR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 19Joe SakicC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Marc FortierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 14Tony McKegneyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 18Mike HoughL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 40Tony HrkacC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 43Bryan FogartyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 10Guy LafleurR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Ken McraeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 13Mats SundinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Darin KimbleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Claude LoiselleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 29Steven FinnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ron TugnuttG | W | 40 | 2 | .950 |
| 30Scott GordonG | 0 | 0 | – |
Buffalo Sabres
| 10Dale HawerchukC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Darrin ShannonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Christian RuuttuC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 89Alexander MogilnyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Dave SnuggerudL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Mike HartmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 25Dave AndreychukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 33Benoit HogueL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 36Darcy LoewenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 77Pierre TurgeonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 4Uwe KruppD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Doug BodgerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 9Greg BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Jay WellsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Dean KennedyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Clint MalarchukG | L | 22 | 4 | .818 |
| 31Daren PuppaG | 0 | 0 | – |